CIHI Reports Shows Healthcare Workers Logging More Overtime, Moving to Self-Employment
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A new report from the Canadian Centre for Health Information shows that healthcare workers are working more overtime and that...
Workplace issues need to be addressed in order to retain registered nurses in Newfoundland, union president says
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CORNER BROOK, N.L. — When Western Health brought in travel nurses this past summer, it was to help ensure local...
RNU President Welcoming Efforts to Recruit Nurse Practitioners
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The Registered Nurses Union is welcoming efforts to hire nurse practitioners for family practice across the province. The RHAs have...
Western Health Working to Fill Health Care Vacancies
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Western Health says it is working diligently to fill health care position vacancies including RNs. Registered nurses rallied in Corner...
Registered Nurses in Corner Brook Holding Rally to End Mandated Overtime
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Registered nurses who say they are mentally and physically exhausted and “can’t go on” are rallying in Corner Brook over...
Osborne asks health authorities to recruit more nurse practitioners
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Newfoundland and Labrador’s health minister has directed the province’s regional health authorities to recruit more nurse practitioners for primary health...
Corner Brook nurses protest mandated overtime in struggling health-care system
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A registered nurse working in Stephenville says the two hours of commuting a day is more than worth it to...
Nurses protest working conditions in Corner Brook
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The province announced more measures Monday for dealing with shortages of health care workers. This time, the health authorities are...
Province stepping up recruitment of nurse practitioners
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The province announced more measures Monday for dealing with shortages of health care workers. This time, the health authorities are...
Déjà vu of déjà vu: Contract negotiations between Newfoundland and Labrador nurses and province begin this week
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ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — At the announcement of a new mission to India to recruit nurses last week, Premier Andrew...
‘Beyond broken but not beyond repair’: Two weeks before contract negotiations, hundreds of nurses rally in downtown St. John’s
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ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — From the moment six busloads of nurses arrived outside the CLB Armoury in downtown St. John’s...
Frustrated nurses at fiery St. John’s rally push for better working conditions
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CBC – Tensions were high at the CLB Armoury in St. John’s on Wednesday as hundreds of registered nurses rallied...