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UNA Local 2 representatives discuss Red Deer staffing crisis with Health Minister Sarah Hoffman

By David Climenhaga August 1, 2018 15:06

Red Deer Regional Hospital

Representatives of United Nurses of Alberta Local 2 at the Red Deer Regional Hospital and UNA Provincial Office in Edmonton on the steps of the Legislature Building before their meeting Wednesday afternoon with Health Minister Sarah Hoffman. From left to right: Local 2 President Sue Beatson, UNA Professional Responsibility Concern Advisor Chris Axtell, UNA First VP Jane Sustrik, Labour Relations Manager Lee Coughlan, Local 2 VP Margo Buss, and Labour Relations Officer Carolyn Olsen.
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“We felt positive about the meeting and the fact Minister Hoffman listened carefully to our concerns, and we expect the minister’s staff to get back to us very soon on the government’s next steps.” — UNA First Vice-President Jane Sustrik
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Representatives of United Nurses of Alberta Local 2 and UNA’s Provincial Office met with Alberta Health Minister Sarah Hoffman at the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton Wednesday afternoon to discuss the staffing crisis in the Red Deer Regional Hospital Emergency Department.

UNA was represented in the meeting by Local 2 President Sue Beatson, Local 2 VP and Emergency Department RN Margo Buss, UNA First VP Jane Sustrik, Professional Responsibility Concern Advisor Chris Axtell, Labour Relations Manager Lee Coughlan, and Labour Relations Officer Carolyn Olsen.

Sustrik said UNA was able to use the meeting to clarify the differences between UNA’s position on how the department’s staffing issues can be remedied and recent statements made by Alberta Health Services about the situation.

“We left the meeting confident that Minister Hoffman clearly understands our concerns and what we believe needs to be done,” Sustrik said.

“We felt positive about the meeting and the fact Minister Hoffman listened carefully to our concerns, and we expect the minister’s staff to get back to us very soon on the government’s next steps,” she concluded.

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