September 2022 I would like to start by thanking all PEINU members for their dedication and commitment to our profession during the past year, especially now that the government and the employer are finally acknowledging staff shortages. In saying that, there is still immediate action needed and a long term plan put in place to ensure that our health system has the resources needed to function. Going into the summer, there were 1,347 PEINU positions within Health PEI and only 1,043 active … read more about President’s Message
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Retention Incentive Payments
Subject to the exceptions outlined below, payments of the Retention Incentive to eligible Employees who applied to participate in the Program and agreed to the terms and conditions for participation prior to the application deadline will occur in two installments: The calculation of the Retention Incentive will be prorated based on hours worked by the […]
PEINU President and other Union representatives meet with Federal Health Minister
PEINU President Barbara Brookins and other Union representatives recently met with Federal minister of Health Jean-Yves Duclos, provincial MOH Ernie Hudson, MP Robert Morrissey, MP Sean Casey, MP Heath MacDonald, VP PEINU Joanne Chisholm, Board member Kim Sears, UPSE President Karen Jackson. The purpose of the meeting was to address the nursing … [Read More...] about PEINU President and other Union representatives meet with Federal Health Minister
PEI nurses at a breaking point
February 2, 2023 – Barbara Brookins, president of the PEI Nurses Union and Linda Silas, the president of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, provided the following opinion article. Right now, nurses across Prince Edward Island are at a breaking point. We are so understaffed, if even one nurse calls in sick, entire departments can […]
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The PEINU represents more than 1,300 Registered Nurses and Nurse Practitioners working in acute care, long term care, community care, mental health and addictions.