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The vital role nurses play every single day across British Columbia will be recognized May 7-13 during National Nursing Week.

BCNU President Christine Sorensen was joined by the President of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, Linda Silas, at a rally that saw hundreds of BC's nurses marching through Vancouver streets chanting for an end to violence on the job.

The governing Council of the BC Nurses' Union expressed a vote of no confidence in Gayle Duteil on April 28 and declared that Duteil has ceased to be a Member in Good Standing, the effect of which is that Duteil is ineligible to remain in office.

It has been brought to the Union's attention that Fraser Health Authority has been incorrectly completing the T2200 form for some community health nurses.

Close to 2% wage increase now in effect for all nurses covered by the NBA provincial contract

BCNU says decision undermines the important advocacy role nurses play on behalf of their patients

Union concerned that new legislation excludes nurses from list of professions now eligible for consideration for mental health disorders developed on the job

BCNU continues to encourage members to be vaccinated as a preventive measure

BC Nurses' Union says the province's enactment of regulations prohibiting extra-billing should mean for-profit medical clinics will no longer be able to flout the law and charge patients thousands in illegal fees

All active, inactive and retired members encouraged to learn more; significant changes to active members apply to pensionable service earned on or after April 1