Nurses at Carewest Dr. Vernon Fanning Centre vote to join UNA

United Nurses of Alberta welcomes Registered Nurses employed at the Carewest Dr. Vernon Fanning Centre in north east Calgary to our union.

The bargaining unit of 123 RNs voted to join the union on April 13, 2023 and the vote was certified soon after by the Alberta Labour Relations Board.

As soon as possible, UNA will meet with the new members and negotiate a first collective agreement for Registered Nurses, who before the vote worked without representation by a union. UNA members employed at Carewest Dr. Vernon Fanning Centre have not yet been assigned a UNA Local number.

UNA also represents Registered Nurses and Registered Psychiatric Nurses employed at Carewest Colonel Belcher (Local 221), Carewest Sarcee & Beddington (Local 423), and Carewest Glenmore Park (Local 424).

UNA thanks the nurses who led the organizing of this worksite and who made it very easy for their coworkers to come forward and ask questions about joining UNA. 

UNA provides a wide range of services to its members. A key role is negotiating the excellent collective agreements that regulate salaries, benefits, schedules and working conditions of members. UNA also administers its agreements to resolve disputes, improve working conditions and protect nurses’ workplace rights.