Re: Alberta Health Services
Nah, I've said it before, the average Albertan voter likes to vote Conservative. Then they whine about the cuts and swear they'll never vote them in again.
Wait three-four years, hold an election, repeat the cycle.
UNA fought hard for some of their contracts and got their wages increases. Unfortunately the wonderful Alberta public doesn't understand that NOT all nurses are paid the same. I've lost count the number of times I've been told I'm lucky to be earning $40/hour (my age has a lot to do with that assumption). I then point out I'm an LPN covered by a different contract and usually it's the Charge that makes that figure when they factor in charge pay, shift premiums, etc.
UNA might want to be a bit more educational in their next contract.
It always makes me laugh when I'm told they couldn't do my job for any amount of money.
Hey, Dr. D. want to come to work with me next week? Stand next to me? See how long it is between bathroom breaks? How it feels to be verbally badgered by the visitors, have the shoes soiled because an incontinent little old lady doesn't make it to the toilet in time and then have to clean the little old lady, the floor, the shoes and keep an eye on her because it's after 5pm and there are no housekeeping staff (but wait they don't do bodily fluids) and the NA is off sick and Staffing can't fill the slot AND keep an eye on four other patients??
Oh, didn't think so.
? And why would they hire someone from out of the country to run a very complex health system....how would he know anything about OUR system? Crazy .... and why didn't we as employees have a say as to who would be in charge? OH well..nothing we can do about it now...just hang on tight for the ride of a career. 
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