UNA Local 301

CRNA renewal time is upon us!

For RN's renewing your practise permits under the UNA main body Collective Agreement provisions:

Reimbursement of CRNA professional & CNPS standard professional liability protection fees will apply to PRACTISING permits with qualifying hours of 684.6 in the April 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026 fiscal year.

Eligibility for reimbursement is calculated by the employer and applied to a regular pay after registration closes. (this may be delayed a few pay periods to allow for CRNA reporting of active registrations to employers).
No expense form entry is required for eligible members.

Please note - If you choose to renew with a non-practising permit, you will only receive that fee and when you return to practise, the difference will not be reimbursed.

Reimbursement payment will be received by those members on leave upon the employee's return to work.

As per the Collective Agreement,
ARTICLE 35: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 35.06
if you hold a regular position

... "for purposes of achieving the threshold of 684.6 hours required to qualify for reimbursement under this Article.
(b) Regular hours actually worked in clause (a) includes:
(i) Leaves of absence for Union or Local business;
(ii) Other leaves of absence of one (1) month or less;
(iii) Time on sick leave with pay;
(iv) Absences while receiving Worker’s Compensation;
(v) Educational leave up to 24 months; and
(vi) Maternity, Parental, Compassionate/Terminal Care, Critical Illness of a Child, or Death or Disappearance of Child leaves."

CRPNA renewal period: March 1st – April 30th

Local 301 E&E Committee is pleased to share the next planned education day for Sept 24, 2026.

Registration is now open in DMS - Events

From Bias to Belonging: Inclusive Patient Care
A meaningful conversation about creating healthcare experiences where everyone feels respected, valued, and heard.

Featuring Dr. James Makokis and Dr. Patricia Makokis, followed by a discussion panel hosted by the Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society, this workshop explores the impact of bias in healthcare, barriers to accessing care, and the importance of creating culturally safe, inclusive, relationship-based care.

Through keynote presentations, personal stories, lived experiences, and open discussion, you will gain a deeper understanding of systemic bias, cultural humility, and practical approaches to building trust and strengthening relationships with patients and communities.

This workshop will offer valuable insights and strategies aimed to deepen your understanding and strengthen your commitment to inclusive, compassionate care that you can apply in your everyday practice to help create healthcare environments.



Please see the attached poster for more information on the speakers and registration.

IMPORTANT FUNDING INFORMATION:
THIS IS NOT A UNA OR LOCAL FUNDED DAY - members are encouraged to request PDD from their manager.

Attendance and provided lunch is free for all Local 301 members and duespayers.
Registration Maximum: 200

We are trying to navigate a province wide systems outage. Attempts to restore services are in progress.

Email and DMS services are not accessible at this time.

Until services are restored, please contact the Local office by phone at (780) 407-7453.

Local 301 Executive team

The Indigenous Caucus would like to invite all interested UNA members to attend our upcoming caucus meeting,

The Indigenous Caucus promotes the inclusion of Indigenous Nurses within UNA in a safe and supportive environment, with a focus on advancing the Truth and Reconciliatior Commission's Calls to Action.

This meeting is open to all UNA members who self-identify as Indigenous, as well as all UNA nembers who identify as Alies.

If you are a Loca Executive member, please feel free to share this invitation with your members.

Date: June 23. 2026
Time: 7:30 p.m. (1930 hours)
Location: Zoom Join Zoom Meeting
https://unitednurses.zoom.us/j/94854364294 ?pwd=Nu7z7T0qFRBwqK1f2J5h9AbB8G3J7z.1

We look forward to connecting with you anc continuing these important conversations

In solidarity,
The Indigenous Caucus United Nurses of Alberta

The Local Authorities Pension Plan, which provides retirement savings for a majority of UNA members, has three options for the purchase of pensionable coverage for time missed while on a leave of absence or when the member was eligible to participate in LAPP but for any reason didn’t enroll.

The kinds of leaves that are eligible for pension buy-backs include include unpaid sick leave, education leave, maternity leave and time on spent on Short-Term or Long-Term Disability.

This is important because of the great value of having more years of pensionable service, something many members do not realize until it is too late. Many members deeply regret not realizing there is limited time available to buy back time missed at a preferential rate.

To avoid the disappointment of realizing too late that you could have had more generous retirement benefits, UNA’s pension advisors prepared this guide to purchasing pensionable service and the time limits for doing so.

Options for purchase of pensionable service
LAPP has three types of past service purchase options, commonly known as buy backs

For more information, go to: https://www.una.ca/1783/una-members-should-be-aware-of-time-limits-on-lapp-pension-buybacks

Or contact Carolyn Olson at [email protected] or, Richard West at [email protected] for greater detail or clarification.