UNA Local 301

The Indigenous Caucus would like to invite all interested UNA members to attend our upcoming caucus meeting,

The Indigenous Caucus promotes the inclusion of Indigenous Nurses within UNA in a safe and supportive environment, with a focus on advancing the Truth and Reconciliatior Commission's Calls to Action.

This meeting is open to all UNA members who self-identify as Indigenous, as well as all UNA nembers who identify as Alies.

If you are a Loca Executive member, please feel free to share this invitation with your members.

Date: June 23. 2026
Time: 7:30 p.m. (1930 hours)
Location: Zoom Join Zoom Meeting
https://unitednurses.zoom.us/j/94854364294 ?pwd=Nu7z7T0qFRBwqK1f2J5h9AbB8G3J7z.1

We look forward to connecting with you anc continuing these important conversations

In solidarity,
The Indigenous Caucus United Nurses of Alberta

The Local Authorities Pension Plan, which provides retirement savings for a majority of UNA members, has three options for the purchase of pensionable coverage for time missed while on a leave of absence or when the member was eligible to participate in LAPP but for any reason didn’t enroll.

The kinds of leaves that are eligible for pension buy-backs include include unpaid sick leave, education leave, maternity leave and time on spent on Short-Term or Long-Term Disability.

This is important because of the great value of having more years of pensionable service, something many members do not realize until it is too late. Many members deeply regret not realizing there is limited time available to buy back time missed at a preferential rate.

To avoid the disappointment of realizing too late that you could have had more generous retirement benefits, UNA’s pension advisors prepared this guide to purchasing pensionable service and the time limits for doing so.

Options for purchase of pensionable service
LAPP has three types of past service purchase options, commonly known as buy backs

For more information, go to: https://www.una.ca/1783/una-members-should-be-aware-of-time-limits-on-lapp-pension-buybacks

Or contact Carolyn Olson at [email protected] or, Richard West at [email protected] for greater detail or clarification.

Come out to the sidewalk near the 112street exit for a snack and a chat about Alberta’s health care system, where it’s headed and what it means to you.

Local 301 is looking for entries for the Provincial Nurses Week challenge!!!!!

Get together with your work besties and enter:
Best picture | Best poster | Best meme | Best video or reel

UNA themes:
- Your Nurses, Your Future
- At your side, on your side

1 entry from each category will be selected to be entered as a Local 301 entry in the Provincial challenge.

Entries must be submitted to: [email protected] by
NOON on MAY 25, 2026

** IG tags & posts are not considered as entries **

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