LABOUR BOARD DISMISSES BCNU APPLICATIONS TO REPRESENT LPNs
06-23-10 BCNU's position that next possible opportunity for LPNs to choose their union representation should be sooner rather than later is upheld More...

AS BCNU UPHOLDS NURSES' RIGHT TO CHOOSE WHICH UNION TO JOIN, THE CANADIAN LABOUR CONGRESS ENFORCES ITS OPPOSITION TO CHOICE BY EXTRACTING SANCTIONS FROM CFNU
03-31-10 Our national nurses' organization continues to welcome BCNU participation in all CFNU activities as a "non-voting member" More...

BCNU OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY CONFERENCE
03-30-10 To help create balance in our work lives and safety in our workplaces, BCNU's OH&S department is presenting a series of regional conferences. More...

LABOUR BOARD ORDERS FULL LPN PAYROLL AUDIT IN FRASER AND VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH, INVESTIGATION OF DOUBLE-COUNTED CASUAL LPNs ACROSS THE PROVINCE
03-18-10 Audit to determine if LPN representational vote will occur More...

LABOUR BOARD RULES THAT BCNU'S LPN MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION WILL CONTINUE
02-23-10 BCNU will ask Labour Board for LPN payroll audit to determine if LPNs can vote for their union of choice in 2010 More...

BCNU MOVES TO WITHDRAW LABOUR BOARD APPLICATION TO REPRESENT LPNS
01-18-10 More than 3,000 LPNs signed BCNU memberships, giving our union a strong base of support More...

BCNU MEMBERS AT CALIBRE HEALTH SERVICES RATIFY AGREEMENT WITH SIGNIFICANT GAINS FOR ALL MEMBERS
01-12-10 LPNs continue to earn more than HEU-represented LPNs in the facilities agreement and RN wages stay on par with BCNU's provincial collective agreement More...

COMMUNITY SUBSECTOR BARGAINING SETS PATTERN FOR LPN SALARIES
01-08-10 LPNs' desire to join BCNU is driving LPN salaries higher through benefit changes More...

HEU RESPONSE TO LABOUR BOARD SEEKS TO DENY LPNS THE RIGHT TO VOTE ON THEIR UNION OF CHOICE
12-10-09 HEU has told the BC Labour Relations Board that LPNs have no independent right to leave HEU and join the union of their choice. More...

MAXIMIZING LPNs’ RIGHTS TO JOIN BCNU
12-01-09 BCNU APPLIES TO REPRESENT LPNs CURRENTLY IN HEU Yesterday BCNU applied to the BC Labour Relations Board to be certified as your union. We anticipate the Labour Board will hold a hearing early in December and order a representational vote after that date. With that vote LPNs can take the final step to full membership and collective bargaining rights in the BC Nurses’ Union. More...

NURSES’ UNION APPLIES TO REPRESENT LPNs IN BC
11-30-09 Majority of Licensed Practical Nurses currently represented by HEU have signed BCNU membership cards More...

LPNs ARE IN THE NEWS!
11-18-09 BC Business Magazine’s November 2009 edition published a well balanced article about LPNs’ desire to join BCNU. It talks about solidarity and the rights of employees to change unions. Click the link below to read the article. More...

BCNU IS PLEDGING LPNs A BETTER FUTURE
11-09-09 Monday November 23rd is an important day for you and for all British Columbia LPNs. That’s when we’ll start the official count of the signed BCNU membership cards received from LPNs across our province. More...

LPNs – DOES $8151.00 MORE A YEAR INTEREST YOU?
10-30-09 Consider this – if you were a BCNU member since 2001 and received the same annual increase as nurses in our provincial agreement, your 2009 annual salary would be $8151.00 higher than it is right now. More...

TALK ABOUT RAISES, PLAN FOR ROLLBACKS - HEU’s STRATEGY TO KEEP LPNs
10-21-09 With thousands of LPNs lined up to leave, HEU's strategy is to sound confident and talk about raises. But if LPNs don't leave HEU-BCGEU by November 30, HEU will then lower expectations and prepare members for rollbacks in March 2010 negotiations. More...

BARGAINING GAINS OR LOSSES – LPNs MUST CHOOSE
10-16-09 HEU admits they’ve failed to raise LPN wages and improve practice conditions. HEU’s paper on LPNs’ March 2010 bargaining "Moving Our Profession Forward" is fascinating. It was HEU’s chance to inspire LPNs and convince them they’re in the right union. More...

HEU & JUDY DARCY'S LATEST TRICK ON LPNs – FEAR BUMPING BY RNs
10-02-09 Darcy's false information about LPN bumping highlights why LPNs want to join a professional nurses' union. Judy Darcy's September 21 letter to all BC LPNs illustrates exactly why LPNs are lining up in thousands to leave HEU and join BCNU. Her letter contains a disappointing new falsehood where she claims that "RNs could use their seniority to bump LPNs." More...

BCNU TURNS FRASER HEALTH CUTBACKS INTO CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR NURSES
09-29-09 LPNs face choice of negotiating in ‘parched landscape' at HEU/BCGEU or joining BCNU's bargaining strength. Recent reductions in health funding by the provincial government has led to a restructuring of health services at FHA and the elimination of nursing positions at multiple facilities. But layoffs at the FHA were quickly turned into career opportunities for nurses represented by BCNU. More...