October Newsletter

UNAP 5086



The executives of the union held a union membership meeting on September 2nd to discuss safety and communication issues. During the meeting, members spoke about how imperative it is to keep members informed on latest news and current updates regarding these issues. We discussed different avenues of communication. One thought was to email union members however; we are requesting feedback from the members regarding email. Would members feel comfortable with this avenue? As you know, Tom Flood union president union 2 has tried to rectify this communication issue by starting a Unap blog along with a quarterly news letter which has been posted in the bulletin boards. Tom also started a communication committee. We are trying really hard to rectify past communication issues. We want all union members to be informed as to what is going on. We have had few responses to information that has been delivered. Please let us know what your thoughts are on providing your email to us and other avenues of communication you might have. You may contact the members below.
Thank You



It seems that the Acuity of the units has gone up in the past few weeks and units are beginning to feel uneasy. Staff have been assaulted by patients and sent to the hospital with a number of injuries. Patients are feeling unsafe and staff feels unsafe at times and also feels unable to deal with the increase in raging, acting out patients lately. More codes are being called and the code themselves are more intense. STRESS levels are at an all time high.
Be careful out there and keep an eye out for your co-workers. We are in this together so let’s work together. Remember to report all unsafe conditions!

Remember to visit the UNAP homepage

The next Communication Committee will be on Tuesday October 14, at 1:30 in the Café.

The next Executive Council meeting will be November 4, at 4 pm in the large board room.

We are looking for members who would like to join the Grievance committee, if you are interested please contract Tom Flood or stop by the communication committee meeting on October 14.