PEI Nurses Union
Prince Edward Island
The PEI Nurses’ Union Board of Directors had to make a difficult decision last evening: postponing our 2020 AGM. This decision was not taken lightly. There were many contributing factors that were considered during the course of our discussion. The COVID-19 pandemic is a rapidly evolving situation. With our province now dealing with its first …
The PEI Nurses’ Union is currently seeking a full time Executive Director. Please click here for further information.
CHARLOTTETOWN, PE (January 17, 2020) – In recents weeks, the Prince Edward Island Nurses’ Union received and acknowledged resignation letters from three executives of the board of directors. During a special meeting of the union membership, held in Charlottetown on January 15, 2020, Mona O’Shea, president of PEI Nurses’ Union, had the honour of welcoming …
October 21 is federal election day in Canada, and it’s a crucial moment for Canadians and so important for nurses. Over the past months, I have been hearing the same things from members again and again. Nurses are facing overwhelming workloads, short-staffing, privatization and unacceptable violence. Across the country, there are threats of cutbacks to …
The Alzheimer Society of PEI is pleased to offer our new and improved Dementia Care Training Program for health care professionals. This program consists of two 2-day courses (DCT101 and DCT102). Each course provides knowledge and awareness of dementia, effective communication strategies, and hands-on skills to enhance quality of care for persons with dementia. Teaching …
PEI Nurses’ Union Education Day October 30th, 2019 Murchison Centre, 17 St Pius X Avenue, Charlottetown PE The #Unbreakable Nurse: Bouncing Forward, Not Back! Presenter: Gerard Murphy Register Here for Waitlist As a nurse you live to take care of others. You spend years caring for people at work and often at home. But how …
This is a notice of a PEINU election on Nov 5, 2019 and a call for nominations for the positions of Secretary and Vice President of PEINU. Submit Your Nomination Here The last day for submission of nominations is September 6, 2019. Please contact Joanne Chisholm, Committee Chair at (902) 687-3766 or Gordon Garrison, Executive …
All PEINU members are eligible to apply for one of twenty-five (25) $1,000.00 PEINU bursaries. Deadline for application is September 30th and late applications or incomplete applications will not be considered. The course of study must occur within the Union’s current fiscal year (January 1st to December 31st, 2019). Preference will be given to those applicants who …
“CFNU is proud to announce that on June 19th the Parliamentary Health Committee released its report into violence in health care – the first report of its kind from the Canadian parliament. This study is the fruit of CFNU’s 2-year long advocacy campaign on violence at the national level. The recommendations almost entirely reflect the …
OTTAWA, ON – Canada’s nurses applaud the findings of the final report by the Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare. The report recommends an end to the current costly and dysfunctional patchwork system of coverage in favour of a single pharmacare system that covers all Canadians. “Today’s report is a victory for Canadians!” …
Karen Campbell, chief negotiator for Health PEI, along with Tanya Tynski, Executive Director for Human Resources Health PEI, Mona O’Shea, President PEINU and Joanne Chisholm Vice President PEINU gather around the table for signing of PEINU’s new Collective Agreement. Copy of the contract will soon be available on the website and paper copies will be …
June 7, 2019 (FREDERICTON) – Canada’s nurses have launched a national public engagement campaign and website to ensure the ongoing underfunding of public health care is a top-of-mind issue during Canada’s federal election this fall. The campaign and its online tools are designed to make it easy for nurses and members of the public to …