Nurses protest proposed wage cuts outside Chinook Regional Hospital
LETHBRIDGE, AB – “We’ve had the stress of working through a pandemic where we put our lives on the lines, we stress about going home to our families and sharing an unknown virus with our families, and then to have this disrespectful proposal put forward just adds to the stress.”
Margie Emes, President of United Nurses of Alberta (UNA) Local 120, helped to lead an information picket outside Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge on Wednesday.
At least 100 people took part, comprising of nurses with UNA as well as supporters from a variety of other groups. Similar demonstrations were held in 25 communities across the province.
Finance Minister Travis Toews recently proposed that UNA members take a three per cent wage rollback, citing economic factors.