Nursing
National Nursing Week - May 9 to 15
May 9, 2011 10:45 AM Nursing week is a time for us to thank and recognize all of our CUPE nurses and allied health care staff in the nursing team that includes: personal support workers, continuing care attendants, health care aides and others. more »
LPNs and immunizations: HEU urges Minister to help break regulatory logjam
Apr 14, 2011 12:34 PM HEU and other health care unions have written B.C.'s new health minister, asking for his assistance in fully implementing a provincial regulation that would allow LPNs to play a bigger role in providing immunizations. more »
LPNs get much needed “lift” in Saskatchewan
Apr 12, 2011 01:59 PM About 3,000 licensed practical nurses (LPNs) in Saskatchewan received a well-deserved pay increase in February, after a lengthy review by the Joint Job Evaluation Maintenance Committee. CUPE represents one-half of these nurses. more »
Action needed to improve access to info on B.C. residential care facilities
Mar 15, 2011 04:24 PM The Hospital Employees’ Union is urging B.C. premier-designate Christy Clark to act on key recommendations made over a year ago by the province’s Ombudsperson that would assist families in making decisions about residential care for their loved ones. more »
A message from Paul Moist to registered practical nurses: Video
Mar 8, 2011 03:21 PM On March 8, registered practical nurses met in North Bay at a regional conference focused on quality patient care, RPN skill utilization and sharing best practices. Watch the video message from Paul Moist to registered practical nurses. more »
- National Nursing Week – May 6 to 12, 2012 05/04/12
- CUPE releases new LPN report 04/10/12
- Burns Lake HEU members called to action as community responds to tragedy 01/26/12
- LPNs get much needed “lift” in Saskatchewan 04/12/11
- Quality patient care focus of CUPE RPN conference in North Bay 03/08/11
- CUPE helps secure multi-million training fund for B.C. LPNs, care aides 01/30/11
- Peel public health nurses and Ontario Works staff endorses bargaining committee efforts 10/08/10
- BCNU raid applications dismissed 06/19/10
- Registered Practical Nurses (RPNS) in OCHU/CUPE 2010 06/11/10
- CUPE's LPN ad 05/20/09