UNA Local 1 (Peter Lougheed Centre)

05/25/2026

05/21/2026

Hello Local 1 Members,


Thank you to everyone who participated in our Nurses Week contest! It was so wonderful seeing so many of our members during our Nurses Week Event.

We are happy to announce the winners of our draw prizes:

Apple AirPods Winner:
Katrina M.

Bouquet of Flowers Winners:
Leah H.
Nisha D.
Tiffany M.

Congratulations to all of our winners, and thank you again for helping us celebrate Nurses Week and all the incredible work our nurses do every day.

05/12/2026

We had our nurses week celebration last Friday and it was great to see all of our members in person! We appreciate everything you guys do.

This year, we asked our members “if you could change one thing about nursing to make it better for our future nurses, what would it be?” Swipe to see what our members said!

05/12/2026

Happy Nurses Week!

05/07/2026

United Nurses of Alberta will be conducting our annual telephone survey of general members starting Monday, May 4. The survey will be ongoing through to the end of May.

This survey of general UNA members (i.e. members who are not currently participating in internal UNA work such as Local Executives or on the UNA Executive Board) is conducted on behalf of UNA by Viewpoints Research.

When Viewpoints Research calls, often in the evening, your call display will show the UNA provincial office name and number: 780-425-1025.

If you are randomly selected to participate, please be aware that Viewpoints does not leave a message but may attempt to contact you up to five times. If you are out, or unavailable when Viewpoints calls, you may find UNA’s number listed on your call display as a missed call.

Information collected through the survey is confidential and anonymous. To protect members’ privacy, dialing is computerized. This means that although the telephone interviewer knows the name of the member they are calling, they do not know, and cannot access, the member’s phone number, or any other contact information.

After responses are collected, Viewpoints Research combines and aggregates all the data before sharing results with UNA.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact UNA Researcher Danusia Moreau at the following phone numbers:

780-425-1025
403-237-2377
1-800-252-9394
or by email at research.staff@una.ca .

We thank you for your participation!

05/07/2026

🎉 Nurses Week Giveaway 🎉

This week, we recognize the compassion, skill, and dedication our members bring to their patients every single day. Thank you for everything you do!

Your voice matters.

If you could change ONE thing about nursing to make it better for our future nurses, what would it be?
Comment below to enter to win a pair of AirPods Pro 3!

Deadline: May 15th by 2200h

Rules:
✅Must be a Local 1 member to enter
✅Like and comment on this post
✅Tag another Local 1 member
✅Must be following on Instagram or Facebook

Don’t have social media? You may also enter the giveaway in person on May 8th during our Nurses Week Event at PLC. We will be taking pictures with your answers!

Good luck to our members!

05/07/2026

May 4 to 10 is Mental Health Week, a week marked annually by the Canadian Mental Health Association to raise awareness and call for action to engage in small, daily activities that strengthen connections and combat the loneliness that can affect mental health.

This year’s Mental Health Week, the CMHA is theme is “Come together, Canada,” emphasizing meaningful social connections that are essential for building resilience and improving well-being.

United Nurses of Alberta is proud of the work that Registered Psychiatric Nurses and Registered Nurses do everyday to support the mental health of patients, their families and all Albertans. This Mental Health Week, as we think about our own and others health needs, let’s not forget the importance of our own mental wellbeing.

Having to work and provide family care and self-care can not only be stressful but can be traumatizing. UNA recognizes that this can affect our members in different ways. There is no right or wrong way for each individual to respond to stress and trauma.

The mental health and safety of our members and their patients remains our priority, so UNA encourages members to view the resources available on the CMHA website as well as the mental health resources page of the UNA website.

04/28/2026

04/28/2026

Hi Local 1 Members,


It’s almost Nurses Week! This year the Local Exec wants to kick off the celebrations early!

Join us on Friday May 8, 2026 from 08:00 to 16:00 in Room 19113 at the PLC for a special Nurses Week event just for our members.

We’ll have:
Swag
Treats
Draw prizes

To check in, please make sure:
You have the UNA app downloaded on your phone (UNA app for apple phones or android phones), and
Your DMS home page is open with your information up-to-date to show at the check-in desk.
This ensures the most efficient check-in process, eliminating long line ups, and getting you to the front of the line faster!


Please note: you must check in yourself—no pick-ups for friends or colleagues.
We can’t wait to see you there and celebrate everything you do!


In Solidarity,

Your Local 1 Executive
Susan Fisk, Melissa Field, Anu Tahim Sarpal, Madelaine Cameron, & Barbara Mushayandebvu