Alberta’s nurses’ union has filed a grievance with Alberta Health Services which seeks to clarify an order handed down by chief medical officer of health Dr.
Deena Hinshaw. United Nurses of Alberta (UNA) filed the grievance Wednesday morning, which says the union wants more information on the April 10 order that restricts staff movement among health care facilities.
The restriction applies to staff who work at nursing homes, supportive living facilities and auxiliary hospitals, and is aimed at reducing the spread of COVID-19 between facilities.
Acute care hospitals like Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary and the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton are exempt. David Harrigan – the director of Labour Relations for United Nurses of Alberta –