Rally for Clinical Nursing Instructors
Clinical Nursing Instructors are Unit 4 of CUPE 4207. They are negotiating their first collective agreement and will be in a third conciliation on May 28th.
WE DEMAND RESPECT FOR BROCK’s CLINICAL NURSING INSTRUCTORS!
Brock University refuses to bring their pay to the provincial average. Their pay grid hasn’t changed in 12 years!
Come to support the indispensable educators in health care. Ontario needs more nurses, and nursing students need Clinical Nursing Instructors! A fair settlement will avoid a strike!
There will be FREE refreshments featuring a barbecue with vegan options as well!
What exactly do Clinical Nursing Instructors do?
CNIs liaise with hospital staff and management and liaise with faculty to deliver faculty developed curriculum and structure for each course. CNIs liaise with hospital staff and management. They meet with faculty at regular intervals and more frequently with students at risk.
They provide INSTRUCTION:
The CNIs are responsible for providing effective instruction and assessment during clinical practice to students and where there are knowledge gaps we are responsible for creating success plans in conjunction with faculty. CNIs assign pass/fail grades to students and grade journal reflections, learning plans, patient care assignment sheets and provide formative and summative midterm/final evaluations.
CNIs orientate students to hospital policies and protocols and ensure they are followed by the student.
They provide STUDENT CARE:
CNIs attend to the emotional needs of student including mental health needs and accommodate students in conjunction with SAS at the University.
CNIs debrief students after dealing with ethical dilemmas observed in clinical settings or after witnessing upsetting experiences like a death.
CNIs fill out incident reports after incidents occur during clinical hours.
We also prepare and deliver post conference sessions for students after their clinical day to debrief as a group.
They combine CLINICAL CARE AND INSTRUCTION:
The CNIs provide practical instruction to give students on-the job training and experience in hospital settings They are the primary source of communication with the student during their clinical placement. Most CNIs supervise a group of up to 8 students in the hospital setting while caring for patients. The group is assigned by the hospital to a specific unit.
CNIs help students assess patients and take vital signs, directly supervise students while performing procedures. CNIs are side by side students administering medications and ensure the safety of the student and patient at all times.
PAY OUR CLINICAL NURSING INSTRUCTORS FAIRLY!!
Navigating Difficult Conversations for Inclusion and Equity
Brock’s Centre for Pedagogical Innovation (CPI) is offering a Spring workshop: Navigating Difficult Conversations for Inclusion and Equity: Online from May 9th to June 30th
https://experiencebu.brocku.ca/event/263716
Navigating Difficult Conversations for Inclusion and Equity – Summer 2024 (Asynchronous)
Difficult conversations on challenging topics are often uncomfortable for educators and students. However, having difficult conversations as part of our teaching can help improve critical thinking skills and can assist in fostering a more inclusive educational environment. This workshop explores the potential of engaging students in challenging conversation -we will discuss the importance of multiple perspectives in teaching and pedagogical approaches to challenging topics in the classroom.
This workshop will take place in Brightspace.
Open to ALL Brock University Teaching Assistants, Lab Demonstrators, Course Coordinators & Marker-Graders.
Remember that Unit 1 members on contract can receive up to 5 hours of paid CPI training. This workshop counts as one hour of paid training.
Congrats to the New Executive Committee!
Here is your New Executive Committee for 2024-2025!
| Position | Name | |
| President | Phil Wachel | president@cupe4207.org |
| VP Unit 1 | Sarah Pierson | vpunit1@cupe4207.org |
| VP Graduate Students | Ben Johnson | vpgradstudent@cupe4207.org |
| VP Unit 1 Instructors | Elizabeth D’Angelo | vp1instructors@cupe4207.org |
| VP Unit 2/3 | Georgina Keller | vpesl@cupe4207.org |
| VP Unit 4 | Rebecca LaRocca | vpunit4@cupe4207.org |
| Lead Steward Unit 1 | Brigitte Cecckin | leadunit1@cupe4207.org |
| Lead Steward Unit 2/3 | Donna Pearce | leadesl@cupe4207.org |
| Lead Steward Unit 4 | Kate Hannigan | leadunit4@cupe4207.org |
| Recording Secretary | Karen Hofman | recordingsecretary@cupe4207.org |
| Treasurer | Darrin Sunstrum | treasurer@cupe4207.org |
| Membership Outreach Officer | Dan Barnowski | outreach@cupe4207.org |
| Equity Officer | Nwakerendu Waboso (K) | equity@cupe4207.org |
| Health & Safety Officer | Mikko Kivisto | healthandsafety@cupe4207.org |
Trustee 2025 – Melissa St. Germaine-Small
Bargaining research Committee: Melissa St. Germaine-Small & Gloria Leahy
NDCC Delegates:
Jessica Srivastava
Abraham Begyina
Tracy Kennedy
Melissa St. Germaine-Small
Adwoa Owusu (Nana)
Michael Eshun
MAY DAY – INTERNATIONAL WORKERS DAY!
May 1 is workers’ holiday all around the world.
Here is a little bit of a background https://internationalworkersday.org/
And here are the events organized thanks to sponsorship and participation from Justice for Workers Niagara, Unifor 199, the Unifor Niagara Area Retired Workers Council, CUPE 4207, OPIRG Brock, Niagara Reproductive Justice, Niagara Health Coalition, Niagara District CUPE Council, CUPE 2977, and the Niagara Regional Labour Council.
Rally Against Privatized Healthcare
A rally against privatized healthcare at MPP Sam Oosterhoff’s office, and our evening event will feature live music performances and a community tabling fair! Workers, celebrate our achievements, and demand better labour conditions for all!
11:30am to 1:00pm
MPP Oosterhoff’s Office: 4961 King Street, Beamsville, ON
Workers’ Gathering
5:30pm to 9:30pm
Unifor Retiree Hall: 124 Bunting Road, St. Catharines, ON
Featuring community tabling and music performances by Gravely James (7:30pm) and The Feverish Lemons duo (8:30pm).
We hope to see many of you there!
Upcoming Online CUPE Education Opportunities
The following CUPE workshops are being offered online. You can register for one of them or
both of them. Registration is free!
Introduction to CUPE (online)
May 10 from 9:00 – noon (Mountain time) / 7:00 am – 10:00 am (Eastern standard time)
Information and Registration is here: https://cupe.ca/mrm-union-education/event/7607
Anti-Harassment and Bystander Training (online)
May 10 from 1:00 – 4:00 (Mountain time) / 11:00 am – 2:00 pm (Eastern standard time)
Information and Registration here: https://cupe.ca/mrm-union-education/event/7606CategoriesUncategorized
Human Trafficking Awareness
Moderated by Dr. Robyn Bourgeois and featuring five panelists. Join us for a discussion on this crucial issue – how to detect the signs, how to report it, and how to support survivors, followed by a Q&A.
Hosted by Hadiya’dagénhahs First Nations, Métis and Inuit Student Centre and the Office of the Vice-Provost, Indigenous Engagement at Brock University.
To Register
Brock students, staff, and faculty, please register via ExperienceBU.
Public registration via Eventbrite.
A link to the virtual event will be sent prior to noon on May 3, 2024
National Day of Mourning, April 28
Workplaces are not safe. Despite health and safety laws and health and safety mandated training, in 2022 in Canada, 993 workers were killed while on the job because of unsafe working conditions. In 2022, there were 993 recorded fatalities on the job in Canada! About 15 years ago, the labour movement developed a campaign, Kill a Worker Go to Jail! While there were some improvements in sentencing employers for causing injury and death, not much have changed since. The number of workplace fatalities is higher in 2022 than 2020.
Mourn the dead and fight like hell for the living. (Mother Jones)
Every year, on April 28th, workers commemorate those who lost their lives on the job with the resolve to keep fighting for the safety of their working conditions. The Niagara Regional Labour Council holds annual ceremonies at 10 locations in the region. We encourage our members to visit any of them on April 28th.
News article on CNI’s: Brock University nursing instructors among lowest paid
Brock University nursing instructors among lowest paid, says union
ByAllan Benner St Catharines Standard
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
A team of registered nurses working to pass on their knowledge to the next generation is ready to go on strike if Brock University fails to provide fair compensation for the nurses’ efforts.
Phil Wachel, president of Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 4207 aid about 50 clinical nursing instructors (CNIs) working in Brock’s nursing program voted unanimously in favour of a strike mandate after negotiations with the university reached an impasse on Feb 14.
He said a 100 per cent strike vote is almost unheard of.
“You get 95 per cent once in while, but you don’t get 100 per cent,” Wachel said. “There’s usually a dissenter among the group, but this is just so glaring that the CNIs at Brock need to come up close to the market rate, especially with the colleges getting into the RN business.” … Read more…
Celebrating CUPE 4207 Unit 1 Teaching Assistants
– Photo credit to Colleen Patterson – The Brock News, April 18th, 2024 –
Congrats over 70 Unit 1 Teaching Assistants who received acknowledgment, accolades, and awards at CPI’s TA reception on April 9th! Often overlooked and undervalued, we know that without the teaching supports of unit 1 TAs, the university would not be able to provide proper education and evaluation to its students.
A huge Congratulations to these outstanding award recipients for their hard work and dedication:
Huma Khalid, PhD student in Education – International Teaching Assistant Award
Richard Trotter (BEd ’22), Master of Education student – Graduate Teaching Assistant Award
Sandra Kroeker (BA ’09, MA ’19), PhD student in Child and Youth Studies – Teaching Assistant Award