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The History of UNA In 2002 UNA Celebrated 25 Years! 2002: Fight for Medicare 2001: Bargaining Achievements 2000: Bill 11 and Private Hospitals 1999: Nursing Shortage 1998: Calgary General Explosion 1997: Nurses' Unions Amalgamate 1996: Privatized Health Care 1995: Regional Health Authorities 1994: 5% Rollback and Layoffs 1993: Health Care Reform 1992: Supreme Court Decision 1991: Bethany Care Strike 1990: UNA Benefited from 1988 Strike 1988: Hospital Strike 1987: Employers Tabled Massive Rollbacks 1986: Health Unit Settlement 1984: New Provincial Office 1983: Bill 44 - Nurses Denied Legal Right to Strike 1982: Hospital Strike 1981: Hospital Strike 1980: Hospital Strike 1979: Renouf Hired as Executive Director 1978: First UNA Annual General Meeting 1977: UNA Founded - Chinell President 1976: Donahue Appointed Acting director of PSNC 1974: PSNC Protects Bargaining Role 1973: Supreme Court Paves Way for Nurses' Unions 1972: CNA Lifts Strike Ban/AARN Abandons No Strike 1970: AARN Became Uneasy with No Strike or Lockout Agreement 1966: Alberta Legislation Allows for Unionization of Nurses 1965: AARN became officially involved in Bargaining 1964: Dispute Between AARN and AHA 1963: Voluntary Recognition sought 1961: Three Year Wage Freeze 1960: Nurses now Employees 1956: CNA Banned Nurses' Strikes 1950: Staff Nurse Associations and AARN 1946: BC Experience 1945:Nurses Realized need for power 1944: CNA endorsed collective bargaining and Canadian Employees Granted Right to Bargain 1943: Labour Relations Committee established 1941: Eight-Hour day Committee established 1940: Labout-Management Meetings Began 1930's: Nurses became employees 1925: 12 Hour Duty Adopted 1919: AHA Formed 1916: AARN Established 1900-1930: Majority of Nurses not Employees www.100yearsofnursing.ca The UNA and Saskatchewan Union of Nurses joint project celebrating the Alberta and Saskatchewan Centennials.