PrintNominate an outstanding UNA member for a Bread & Roses Award
Do you know a United Nurses of Alberta member who demonstrates leadership, the true spirit of solidarity, unionism, and the advancement of social justice at the local, district or provincial level? If so, you can nominate them for UNA's annual Bread and Roses Award.
The deadline to submit nominations for the annual award is September 1, 2026. Nomination forms should be submitted to nurses@una.ca.
The nomination form requires the nominee’s name, local, current address, as well as the names of two nominators. All active members in good standing of UNA are eligible to be nominated.
Relevant accomplishments listed in the nomination form may include involvement by the nominee at the local, district and provincial level, leadership in influencing the growth of UNA through policy development, decision making, public awareness, and work empowering members though mentorship and policy development.
The award recipient will be determined by members of the UNA Executive Board, who will review all submitted nominations after the September 1 deadline.
The award winner is chosen by secret ballot at the September meeting of the Executive Board and the announcement is normally made during the Annual General Meeting.
This year’s award recipient will be announced at the UNA AGM being held in October 2026 in Edmonton.
Past Bread & Roses Award recipients:
2025: Susan Beatson, Local 2 (Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre/Extendicare Michener)
2024: Pauline Worsfold, Local 301 (University Hospital, Stollery Children's Hospital, Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute & Kaye Edmonton Clinic)
2023: Diane Lantz, Local 1 (Peter Lougheed Centre)
2022: Orissa Shima, Local 85 (Sturgeon Community Hospital)
2021: Marie Corns, Local 80 (High River General Hospital)
2020: Karen Kuprys, Local 154 (Youville Home)
