Today at 5:30 pm! Join @pialberta.bsky.social for a virtual town hall to learn more about the proposed changes to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and what Premier Danielle Smith and the Alberta government are proposing.
www.pialberta.org/cpp_virtual_...
Alberta's Bill 11 opens the door to two-tier health care and is the biggest ever threat to our universal public health care.
Join @friendsofmedicare.bsky.social on Monday, March 16 at noon to call for federal action to enforce the Canada Health Act!
Congratulations to the Fyrefly Institute for a great opening ceremony and Pride Parade to kick off the 2026 #UAlberta Pride Week!
NASA was thrilled to celebrate alongside the rest of the university community!
Check out all the great events at uab.ca/pride
We hope to see you today over the lunch hour for the #UAlberta Pride Week opening ceremony and parade!
Happy International Women's Day!
Today and every day, we celebrate and stand in solidarity with women who continue the long fight for equality and justice in their workplaces and communities.
Join @pialberta.bsky.social for a virtual town hall to learn more about the proposed changes to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and what Premier Danielle Smith and the Alberta government are proposing.
March 11 starting at 5:30 pm.
Details:
www.pialberta.org/cpp_virtual_...
"Food banks are meant to be a short-term emergency response for people who don’t have access to food, and not a long-term answer to food insecurity."
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The annual celebration of Pride Week at #UAlberta is March 9-14! Join NASA at the Pride Parade on March 9 from 11:30 am-1:00 pm starting at the Myer Horowitz Theatre Lobby in SUB and check out the full week of events at:
www.ualberta.ca/en/fyrefly-i...
Alberta post-secondary institutions now fund 59% of operating expenses from own-source revenue (tuition, fees, and federal transfers). In 2020-21 it was 47%.
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Always the most telling graph in the #abbudget. Alberta could go from the projected $9.4 billion deficit to a $7 billion surplus and STILL be the lowest-taxed province in Canada.
Wednesday, February 25 is Pink Shirt Day, an annual event dedicated to raising awareness about bullying in schools, workplaces, and online.
We encourage all NASA members to wear pink tomorrow to show your support for kind, respectful, and inclusive spaces.
#pinkshirtday
There's still time to register for today's event organized by the NASA EDI Committee to celebrate Black History Month and the contributions of Black communities to the labour movement and Canada.
Noon today online and in-person. Details & register: nasaunion.ca/together-fai...
NASA is hiring a new Director of Operations.
The DOO is a senior leadership position responsible for overseeing the union’s internal operations, administrative systems, and organizational infrastructure.
Full details are available at nasaunion.ca/doo.
The deadline to apply is March 19, 2026.
Alberta's new two-tier legislation encourages a private health insurance market for services covered under the Canada Health Act. It's a decisive shift towards U.S. health care based on greed+ profit-taking, not “European” health care @alonghurst.bsky.social www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
"What we're hearing is a very consistent alarm from our members that what they're seeing in this policy revision is part of a larger backlash against EDI initiatives."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"We've continually had increased burden and demand on supports and services our staff provide and then we've also, in that same amount of time, had a continuing reduction [in staff]."
#UAlberta
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"This decision goes against everything this university claims to stand for."
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Today at noon, join @ParklandInst for a free webinar to launch the new report “The End of Canadian Medicare? Alberta Legislation Opens the Door to U.S. Health Care.”
Register: ualberta-ca.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
The annual Take Back the Night march is our opportunity to stand with others in the #UAlberta community to say that sexual and gender-based violence has no place on our campus.
Thanks to the U of A Sexual Assault Centre and the Students' Union for organizing!
Mark Sexual and Gender Based Violence Awareness Week at #UAlberta from January 19-23. The week of events includes the Take Back the Night march on January 22 at 6 pm leaving from SUB Stage, Students' Union Building (SUB). Full details at: www.su.ualberta.ca/about-uasu/u...
Solidarity with "the other NASA" as 83% of members of the NAIT Academic Staff Association (NASA) vote in favour of giving their bargaining team a strike mandate. Time for NAIT to get back to the bargaining table with an offer these workers deserve!
"The president’s expenses have more than doubled since Flanagan took office."
thegatewayonline.ca/2026/01/u-of...
This Saturday from 2:00-4:00 pm at Forest Heights Park (10104 84 St) in Edmonton, join the province-wide day of action in support of public education!
We wish everyone a relaxing and happy holiday!
Please note that the NASA office will be closed for the winter closure on December 24 and will reopen on January 5. NASA staff will be working remotely and available to assist members on January 2.
SIGN THE PETITION! Protect Free and Fair Collective Bargaining Canadian Union of Postal Workers
Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code is being abused by the Government to violate workers’ collective bargaining rights and to tip the balance in favour of employers.
Fight for your Charter rights, repeal Section 107
https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-6979
In an open letter to the Prime Minister & Health Minister, Health Coalitions representing over three million Canadians call on the federal government to intervene in the face of two-tier Medicare being brought in by Alberta's Bill 11.
Read the open letter: www.friendsofmedicare.org/uphold_theca...
Alberta has passed Bill 11, which allows doctors to charge unlimited fees at for-profit clinics for medically necessary procedures while also working in the public system. Call on Health Minister Marjorie Michel to enforce the Canada Health Act:
win.newmode.net/stopalbertas...
Not standing for the notwithstanding clause? Join Public Interest Alberta (PIA) and the Alberta Civic Integrity Project (ACIP) for a weekend of protest against the UCP government, taking place during the UCP's upcoming convention at the Edmonton Expo Centre.
“None of this was something that Albertans were asked about in an election. And now it's being rammed through the legislature without any consultation with stakeholders, let alone Albertans,” said FOM's executive director, Chris Gallaway.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Join the fight for high-quality healthcare in Alberta and be a part of history!
