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Education Fund Update

June 22, 2022

As you may know, there was a Special Meeting held June 7th, 2022, to review the purpose of the Education (Ed) Fund and obtain direction from Members ahead of the next Ed Fund Committee Meeting.  Specifically, the Union’s Committee Representatives were looking for direction from the Members about whether the Ed Fund should be funding …

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Nurses Week 2022

May 10, 2022

Celebrating National Nursing Week 2022 May 9-15 is Nurses Week but we’re grateful everyday for all you do.It has been over two years since the pandemic took hold. Since then, countless individuals, workers and organizations have worked tirelessly to keep us safe. Nurses have played and are still playing a significant role in the fight …

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RESPONSE TO 2022 PROVINCIAL BUDGET ANNOUNCEMENT

March 8, 2022

The Government of Prince Edward Island released its $2.7 billion-dollar operating budget on Thursday and the PEI Nurses Union is disappointed the province didn’t consult them about member needs for the 2022-2023 budget. The announcement included just over four-million dollars invested in recruitment of healthcare staff, as well as stabilizing the healthcare system by designating …

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Year End Vacation Carryover & Statutory Holiday / Time in Lieu Payouts

February 2, 2022

Health PEI Memo | January 28, 2022 “As such, the decision has been made again that all employees will be permitted to carry overall vacation hours in their banks at the end of this fiscal year” – Health PEI

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PEINU IN THE NEWS 2021

January 18, 2022

DECEMBER Federal legislation protecting health-care workers welcomed, say P.E.I. unions“The COVID-19 pandemic has created more stress for both health-care workers and patients, and it has shone a light on the violence health-care workers sometimes face. That, in turn, has prompted the introduction of Bill C-3. C-3 would limit protests outside health-care facilities, by making it …

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PEI NURSES ESSENTIAL BUT UNDERVALUED

January 14, 2022

It is frustrating to hear that the focus for Health PEI is the availability of 180 beds to treat COVID patients, and not on where they can secure the staffing needed to care for patients in these beds. Current vacancy rates and the increased hours that Registered Nurses are already working cannot sustain this surge. …

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Value of an RN

October 29, 2021

A toxic workplace, 24-hour shifts, and excessive workloads are just some of the reasons RNs listed for leaving Health PEI, but Government didn’t act and now, our healthcare system is gasping for air. Over the past summer, the emergency department at Prince County Hospital identified a 40 percent vacancy rate. Too many RN positions are …

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QEH Local adding Co-President

September 29, 2021

We are excited to announce that as of September 23, 2021, the QEH Local of PEINU will be served by two (2) Local Presidents to better support our Members. Congratulations Rosanne Hancock on becoming the second representative for QEH. Many of you will already know her as she has been the Local President previously. Please …

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Health PEI: Immunization and Management Policy and vaccinate-or-test implementation

September 24, 2021

PEINU supports this release of Health PEI’s Immunization and Management Policy and Vaccinate-or-Test Implementation. Premier King and Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Morrison announced that a public health order will be in place as of today, Friday, Sept. 24, bringing the new process into effect. As of today, anyone working for Health PEI will need …

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Health PEI recognizing National Day of Truth and Reconciliation

September 10, 2021

Yesterday, Premier King announced that the Prince Edward Island government will observe September 30 as the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. Provincial government offices and schools will be closed for the day. Health PEI fully supports recognizing this important day, which honours the lives lost, survivors, and their families and urges all residents of …

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CFNU COVID-19 Vaccination Position Statement

September 10, 2021

The CFNU encourages nurses, other health care workers and the general public to bevaccinated against COVID-19 to protect themselves, their families, their colleagues andvulnerable patients/residents/clients, as well as to prevent the overextension of all ourhealth care services, including hospital, long-term care, home care and public healthresources.

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Enough is enough: professional nurses stand for science-based health care

September 10, 2021

Canadian Nurses Association | September 9, 2021 The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) and Canadian nurses stand strongly united behind science and the best available evidence as the basis for professional nursing practice and decision-making. Nursing is a rigorously educated, regulated and autonomous profession, and it is first a discipline based in science — not a …

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