PEI Nurses Union
Prince Edward Island
We know that collective bargaining is taking longer than anyone would like – but the importance of negotiating an agreement that will improve our working conditions cannot be understated. Members communicated their priorities through the Negotiations Survey and it was no surprise that there were significant, complex issues that needed to be addressed in this round of bargaining. …
MEDIA ADVISORY Frontline nurses demand action on nursing shortage CFNU President Linda Silas available for comment on upcoming First Ministers Meeting February 3, 2023 (OTTAWA, ON) – Canada’s nursing leaders are coming together in Ottawa during the First Ministers Meeting to ensure better care for patients and better working conditions for nurses are central to …
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 crisis that is …
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 …
Are you an experienced HR/LR professional looking for a new opportunity? PEINU is looking for a Labour Relations Officer to join our team! We know that the compensation and benefits aren’t everything… but time is precious and they are an important part of the information you need to properly consider a new career opportunity. Accordingly, …
Applications for Sponsorship are now being accepted from Active PEINU Members who would like to attend the 2023 Biennial Convention being hosted in Charlottetown from June 5-9th. The deadline to submit an application is January 18th. The application form is available on our website under the Resources > Forms 2023 CFNU Biennium – Sponsorship Application …
A position statement is being shared with Members in anticipation of potential reassignment/shift changes that may occur over the 2022-2023 Christmas-New Year Holiday period, to ensure a broader awareness about the issues that are affecting the bargaining unit. “Knowledge is Power” and while the Union will continue to advocate for you, we also want to …
Updated March 29, 2023 Premium extended until June 30th We’re pleased to share that an agreement was signed on March 28, 2023 to extend the terms of the MOA (RE: Addressing RN Shortages in 24/7 Bed-Based Care Services) that would have otherwise ended on April 1, 2023. The MOA has now been extended until June …
Update from March 17, 2023: If you have questions/concerns about the reconciliation of your incentive payment with your actual hours worked at the end of the program term, please notify your Nurse Manager & HR Representative and your Local Union President immediately upon receiving your pay stub to ensure that it can be investigated and …
“In 2023, The Canada Games March Break will occur Monday February 20th– Sunday March 5th. PEINU members will need to submit vacation requests for this time period by the deadline, November 30th, 2022. This will also move the approval date for vacation to December 30th, 2022 to ensure members have an adequate time period to …
Health PEI released a statement Thursday afternoon advising Islanders to avoid the Emergency Department this weekend due to COVID, when reality is they were always too short staffed. What the public was not made aware of is that Health PEI is not utilizing their financial resources to staff appropriately over the long weekend. The Prince …
Summer Staffing in 24/7 Bed-Based Care Operations PEINU and Health PEI have negotiated an agreement that is intended to minimize the impact of ongoing, significant staffing shortages in 24/7 bed-based care operations from June 1 to September 15. A copy of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) and the June 13th Letter to Health PEI Nurse Leaders …