UNA's lawyers appear before the Supreme Court of Canada

With the holiday season fast approaching, United Nurses of Alberta staff are not slowing down in their commitment to fight for the rights of Alberta's Nurses.

UNA Labour Relations Officer Martin d’Entremont travelled to Ottawa on Dec. 9, 2016 to advise UNA's lawyers about a legal case being heard by the Supreme Court of Canada.

The union was granted intervener status at the country’s high court in a case related to addictions in the workplace, an issue UNA has been advocating on for many years. Having intervener status allowed lawyers representing UNA to speak to the Supreme Court Justices about arguments the union had previously made at the Alberta Court of Appeal.

In that previous case, UNA argued that an addiction should be seen as a disability and not a condition that a nurse should be punished for by their employer or professional association.