UNA Standing up for Alberta's Nurses
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Building Better Communities Check out the Newspaper Bingo prototype on UNA standing up page 8 of the EDGE. for Alberta’s nurses Registered Nurses from the United Nurses of Alberta as well as family, friends and other Wainwright Health Centre staff took part in an information Photo: Zak McLachlan pitcket around the Wainwright Health Centre on Wednesday, August 11, to inform the public of the cutbacks and layoffs proposed by the provincial government and how they will affect healthcare in the community. Zak McLachlan the Wainwright worksites across “We’re letting people know we are [email protected] Health Centre “We don’t stand out here the province. short on RNs all across Alberta. The to spend the day for ourselves. We stand out Dianne Mail- government is proposing a rollback of picketing and loux, RN and 3 per cent of our wage, and then tak- embers of the United Nurses of spreading infor- here for all the people of President of the ing quite a few of our benefits away as MAlberta (UNA) across the prov- mation about the Alberta.” UNA Local 38, well,” she said. ince sent a message to the Govern- cutbacks and lay- - Darci Penman, RN and President said it is impor- “They are saying Alberta nurses are ment of Alberta on Wednesday with offs proposed by tant to inform the making 5.6 per cent more than other the province-wide information pick- the current pro- of UNA Local 69 public of what nurses across Canada, but the average eting initiative. vincial govern- these changes wage for everybody in Alberta is 15 Registered Nurses from the UNA ment. and cutbacks to per cent more than the rest of Canada. Local 38 in Wainwright and UNA Those in Wainwright joined more healthcare will mean to health ser- So we’re just fighting back.” Local 69 from Provost gathered at than 25 other picketing initiatives at vices in the province. Continued on page 2 Nordstrom Dental changed its Name to “We love to make you smile” Accepting New Patients!! (780) 842-6838 Same Great professional service, Same Great team! 2 EDGE | Wainwright, AB | August 13, 2021 UNA fights for Alberta nurses Zak McLachlan “The nurses that are driving your [email protected] hospitals and the healthcare system Continued on page 2 you have here are very important. And we’re here for them. We want to keep e’re having to close beds be- them and our patients safe and healthy, cause we have a shortage of “W and we want healthcare access for the nurses. Premier Kenney said he was people of these communities,” she said. going to lay off 750 RN positions across “What’s going to happen is your old Alberta, and then when COVID hit, he people in long-term care are going to be decided he wouldn’t do it then. But sent to another town to live and have now he is going ahead with it. So we’re nobody to look after them… What hap- just letting people know how this is go- pens when you don’t have a hospital ing to affect healthcare and how we in your community? What happens take care of them,” Mailloux said. when you don’t have a school? The The shortage of nurses, especially in community dies. And we can’t do that.” rural Alberta, is already having a nega- UNA representatives Photo: Zak “This is happening right across the tive impact on healthcare. organized information pickets at facilities all across the province, including Wainwright, on Wednesday. Pictured above, from left, are McLachlan province. The city hospitals are trying Eight positions are currently open at Dawson and Owen Bethge; Jennifer Bethge, RN; Darci Penman, RN and President to get patients out to the rural hospi- the Wainwright Health Centre, with of UNA Local 69; and Dianne Mailloux, RN and President of UNA Local 38. tals hoping they have beds, but we’re three more vacancies at the Provost understaffed here too. It’s not about Health Centre. who has worked important to us above anything. A 3 the money. It’s about the care that’s not Due to the “It’s not about the money. more than full- per cent rollback is whatever. But you going to happen if this keeps up,” Mail- shortage of nurs- time hours this can’t take away the fact that you’re go- loux said. es as well as the It’s about the care that’s month. Most of us ing to lay off nurses and close beds in “We’re all trying to stand together amount of work not going to happen if this are working way facilities.” and let the people of Wainwright and nurses have had keeps up.” more than we’re Penman said things can go awry area and all of Alberta know this is to take on over the supposed to, and quickly if the provincial government what is happening with our healthcare past 18 months - Dianne Mailloux, RN and President we’re tired,” Pen- continues to take away nursing posi- in the province.” of the pandemic, of UNA Local 38 man said. tions. EDGE the Wainwright “This govern- Health Centre ment put us in was forced to tem- the forefront, and porarily close five we felt compelled to work through a beds in order to give their staff a chance Rotary Club awards pandemic because it’s our calling. And to take some vacation time over the if we’ve done anything, we’ve shown summer. the people of this province what Darci Penman, RN and President of we’re capable of doing over the last 18 2021 scholarships UNA Local 69 in Provost, said the life months. of a nurse in today’s Alberta healthcare “So we don’t stand out here for our- climate is exhausting. selves, we stand out here for the people “We’re all already working more than of Alberta. Our patients are the most we want to work. I’m a half-time nurse The Rotary Club of Wainwright recently presented its annual scholarship to two local stu- dents. The $500 scholarships were awarded to Edgerton High School graduate Jade Eggen, right, who will be attending the Univeristy of Calgary to study veterinary science, and Wainwright High School graduate Hasan Khan, left, who will be attending the University of Waterloo to study engineering. Rotary Club president George Bunz, middle, presented the two with their scholarships. 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