By Erin Guyette (Boyd), RN BN
UNA Local 115 Vice President
UNA Local 115 PRC Committee Co-Chair

Greetings Local 115!

With the Alberta provincial election come and gone, one issue remains the focus of the news and the minds of Albertan residents - Healthcare. The UCP has promised improvements time and time again, and continues to push an agenda towards privatization. However, with the roll-out of private labs and new guidelines to improve EMS response times, Albertans have been left feeling disappointed with promises left unfulfilled.

And so the questions that many nurses, including myself, may be asking themselves are: How can I make a difference? What can I do to make my voice heard?

Nurses can use our powerful collective voice to speak up and pressure the government to recognize our professional skills and knowledge that nurses bring to their jobs each and every day. We can convey the importance of safe and healthy workplaces for nurses and ask that our Employers be held accountable when conditions are unsafe.

Now more than ever, patients need effective and passionate advocates. Nurses are some of the most trusted spokespersons in health care. We must advocate not only for our patients but for ourselves. And as we prepare for bargaining of our Collective Agreement once again, I ask that each and every nurse take the time to think about what their priorities are and what language they would like to see.

In solidarity,

At your side, on your side

Erin Guyette (Boyd), RN BN
UNA Local 115 Vice President
UNA Local 115 PRC Committee Co-Chair
eboyd@una.ca
Office: (403) 670-9960
Work Cell: (587) 404-9271
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 08:30-16:30

In the spirit of reconciliation, I acknowledge that I live, work and play on the traditional territories of the Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksika, Kainai, Piikani), the Tsuut’ina, the Îyâxe Nakoda Nations, the Métis Nation (Region 3), and all people who make their homes in the Treaty 7 region of Southern Alberta.