Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions
Canada's Nurses to Hold Press Conference on Federal Financing of Health Care
July 15, 2015 10:21 ET | Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions
ST. JOHN'S, July 15, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) will hold a press conference tomorrow (Thursday, July 16) at 10 a.m. in The Narrows, Sheraton Hotel. The...
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Canada's Nurses hold events to coincide with Council of the Federation meetings on July 15-17, 2015, in St. John's, NL
July 14, 2015 10:24 ET | Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions
ST. JOHN'S, July 14, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) will be in St. John's during the Council of the Federation Meeting July 15-17, 2015. The CFNU will be...
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Nurses' poll challenges governments to take action on seniors' care
July 09, 2015 11:51 ET | Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions
OTTAWA, July 9, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Poll results released by the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) challenge federal and provincial/territorial leadership to tackle the issue of...
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Nurses call for a health human resources plan as nursing supply declines for the first time in two decades
June 23, 2015 11:32 ET | Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions
OTTAWA, June 23, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For the first time in two decades, more regulated nurses left their profession than entered it, according to the latest regulated nursing workforce data from...
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Canada's nurses praise Manitoba's passage of Jordan's Principle resolution
June 05, 2015 14:41 ET | Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, June 5, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Passage by the Manitoba Legislature yesterday of a resolution promising no child will be left to languish in hospital during a jurisdictional...
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Nurses call for federal leadership on health care
June 05, 2015 11:53 ET | Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, June 5, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Over one thousand nurses marched in Halifax today to demand federal leadership on Canada's public health care system. The march was led by the...
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Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions Honours Two Inspiring Nurse Advocates
June 04, 2015 14:24 ET | Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, June 4, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Two prominent nursing union leaders were named today as recipients of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions' prestigious Bread & Roses...
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1,000 to rally at Cornwallis Park as Canada's nurses stand up for health care
June 04, 2015 07:04 ET | Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, June 4, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Up to 1,000 nurses wearing white will march down historic Barrington Street in Halifax on Friday as their national organization, the Canadian...
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Safe staffing levels for nurses could cut Canadian health care costs, according to CFNU
June 03, 2015 07:09 ET | Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions
HALIFAX, NS, June 3, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Paid and unpaid overtime continues to exert a significant toll on the health and well-being of frontline nurses and contributes to higher than necessary...
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CFNU president Linda Silas to address need for strong federal health policies
June 03, 2015 06:44 ET | Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions
HALIFAX, NS, June 3, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The federal government must make consistent delivery of public health care from coast to coast to coast, the country's No. 1 priority, president of the...