UNA Local 115 Foothills Medical Centre - Page

03/13/2026

📕Education from United Nurses of Alberta.
Commonly Used Terms

03/13/2026

Rallies planned outside MP offices in Calgary and Edmonton

On Monday, March 16th, Canadians from coast to coast will hold a National Day of Action for Public Health Care. United Nurses of Alberta strongly encourages its members and supporters of public health care to send a message to Ottawa demanding that our federal government enforce the Canada Health Act and save public health care from the threat of Alberta's Bill 11.

Bill 11 – known officially Alberta’s Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 – is a danger to public medicare everywhere in Canada.

Not only does it create a two-tier American-style health care system in Alberta, but it will also open the door to the destruction of public health care in every other Canadian province. It is in violation of the Canada Health Act.

We must demand that Canada’s leaders say no to Americanized health care and enforce the Canada Health Act to save Canadian medicare.

National Day of Action rallies in Alberta

Calgary
Calgary Confederation MP Corey Hogan's office at 1717-10th Street NW
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
RSVP: https://www.friendsofmedicare.org/no2tieryyc

Edmonton
Edmonton Centre MP Eleanor Olszewki's office at 12220 Stony Plain Road
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
RSVP: https://www.friendsofmedicare.org/no2tieryeg

Tell Canada's federal government to enforce the Canada Health Act: Email a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney and Health Minister Majorie Michel.

www.unalocal115.org/blog/2026/3/13/national-day-of-action-for-public-health-care-on-march-16

03/13/2026

www.unalocal115.org/blog/2026/3/12/have-your-say-una-collaborates-with-the-royal-college-of-physicians-and-surgeons-of-canada-for-the-upcoming-professional-fulfillment-index-survey

United Nurses of Alberta (UNA), in collaboration with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, as well as the Canadian Federation of Nurses Union (CFNU), will be conducting a Professional Fulfilment Index (PFI) email survey of UNA’s general members and duespayers in April. The surve...

03/11/2026

Spotlight 🔦on your UNA contract📑.
14 days notice

03/11/2026

Alberta’s Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 – better known as Bill 11 – is a danger to public medicare everywhere in Canada.

Not only does it create a two-tier American-style health care system in Alberta, but it will also open the door to the destruction of public health care in every other Canadian province. It is in violation of the Canada Health Act.

We must demand that Canada’s leaders say no to Americanized health care and enforce the Canada Health Act to save Canadian medicare.

Please email this letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney and Health Minister Majorie Michel.

www.unalocal115.org/blog/2026/3/10/canadas-government-must-enforce-the-canada-health-act

03/10/2026

03/10/2026

REMINDER VIRTUAL TOWNHALL TOMORROW

Dear friends,

A reminder for you all that the CPP Virtual Townhall is set to happen tomorrow (March 11th, 2026) at 6PM till 7:30PM. There will be a live Q&A session at the end where participants can ask questions and engage in discussion.

Join us to learn more about the proposed changes to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and what Premier Danielle Smith and the Alberta government (UCP) are planning with their proposed Alberta Pension Plan (APP).

These changes could have significant implications for retirement security in Alberta. This session is an important opportunity to better understand what is being proposed, how it may affect the future of the CPP, what it could mean for working Albertans, and what we can all do to make our voices heard.

We will be joined by two knowledgeable speakers who will help break down the proposal and answer your questions:

Ellen Nygaard, former senior adviser in public policy at the Government of Alberta. She is a pension professional with decades experience in pension policy, including as a former board member of several Alberta pension plans.

Ricardo Acuña, Executive Director of the Parkland Institute, an Alberta-wide, non-partisan research centre situated within the Faculty of Arts at the University of Alberta. The Parkland Institute studies economic, social, cultural, and political issues facing Albertans and Canadians, using the perspective of political economy. The Institute shares the results of its research widely and promotes discussion of the issues its research raises.

We strongly encourage all members to attend and stay informed about an issue that could impact your retirement and the financial security of workers across Alberta.

Register here:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7issPF45RW2Z_qh_6dSQCw

We hope you can join us for this important conversation.

03/10/2026

Webinar - Alberta is not an island: Bill 11 and the attack on Canadian Medicare

Alberta’s attack on public health care is a threat to public health care everywhere.

Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party (UCP) government is driving forward with a radical plan to create a parallel, private health care system along U.S. lines – an unprecedented attack on the principles of public health care enshrined in the Canada Health Act. So far, however, the federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel has been totally silent.

The Council of Canadians and the Canadian Health Coalition are teaming up to host a webinar about the dangers that Bill 11 poses to public health care in Alberta and across the country, featuring health policy expert Andrew Longhurst and Friends of Medicare (Alberta) executive director Chris Gallaway.

This webinar will build support for a Day of Action for Public Health Care on March 16, 2026, coordinated by health coalitions across Canada. In-person demonstrations will be held in communities from coast to coast urging the federal government to enforce the Canada Health Act.

Thursday, March 12, 2026

4 PM PT / 5 PM MT / 6 PM CT / 7 PM ET / 8 PM AT / 8 PM

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/3-87NzHSRKeCSCMkDYgodw #/registration

03/10/2026

United Nurses of Alberta will be conducting our annual telephone survey of general members starting in May. The survey will be ongoing through to the end of the month, approximately.

This survey of general UNA members (i.e. members who are not currently participating in internal UNA work such as Local Executives or on the UNA Executive Board) is conducted on behalf of UNA by Viewpoints Research.

In order to conduct the survey, UNA may disclose a member or duespayer’s full name, phone number, and geographic location to Viewpoints to complete the survey. Should you wish your personal information not to be disclosed to Viewpoints, please contact research.staff@una.ca no later than March 25, 2026. We will exclude this information accordingly in order to comply with the Personal Information Protection Act. Please note UNA has a licence agreement with Viewpoints which only allows for participants’ personal information to be used to complete the survey.

When Viewpoints Research calls, often in the evening, your call display will show the UNA provincial office name and number: 780-425-1025.

If you are randomly selected to participate, please be aware that Viewpoints does not leave a message but may attempt to contact you up to five times. If you are out, or unavailable when Viewpoints calls, you may find UNA's number listed on your call display as a missed call.

Information collected through the survey is confidential and anonymous. To protect members' privacy, dialing is computerized. This means that although the telephone interviewer knows the name of the member they are calling, they do not know, and cannot access, the member’s phone number, or any other contact information.

After responses are collected, Viewpoints Research combines and aggregates all the data before sharing results with UNA.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact UNA’s Researcher, Danusia Moreau, at the phone numbers below or by email at research.staff@una.ca.

We hope you complete the survey if selected. Your responses will help us provide comprehensive information on nurses’ experiences across Alberta and will help advocate for improved working conditions and patient care.

UNA office phone numbers:

UNA office in Calgary: 403-237-2377
UNA office in Edmonton: 780-425-1025
UNA toll free: 1-800-252-9394

www.unalocal115.org/blog/2026/3/9/have-your-say-una-will-be-launching-its-annual-general-membership-survey-in-may

03/09/2026

💡Joint Statements 📑 from United Nurses of Alberta and Alberta Health Services.
Diabetic Supplies Benefit Coverage

03/09/2026

When we give, we gain.


International Women’s Day, celebrated on March 8, is calling on all of us to embrace one powerful idea: Give to Gain.

Real progress happens when we give our time, our resources, our platforms, our mentorship, our advocacy. When we give, we don’t lose. We build. We strengthen. We grow.

When individuals, organizations, and communities invest intentionally in women’s advancement, opportunities expand. Support multiplies. Barriers shrink. And when women rise, everyone benefits.

So this International Women’s Day, ask yourself: What will I give to help gain gender equality?

03/08/2026

For 115 years, March 8 has marked International Women’s Day. On this day we celebrate the achievements of women and recommit to securing justice and equality for girls and women around the globe.

United Nurses of Alberta challenges Canadians to take action to create a world that is gender equal and free of bias, stereotypes and discrimination. By choosing to challenge gender bias, sterotypes, and inequality, inside and outside of the workplace, and celebrating the achievements of women, we can all help create a more inclusive society.

The origins of International Women’s Day have been traced to labour disputes in New York City in 1857 and 1908, in which workers protested the dangerous, overcrowded and exploitive working conditions of women in the garment industry. The first International Women’s Day was celebrated in 1911 and, in 1977, the United Nations urged all countries to set aside a day to celebrate women’s rights.

The symbols of International Women’s Day are bread and roses – the bread representing women’s struggle for economic equality and the roses their women’s continuing efforts for a better quality of life.