Registered Practical Nurses (RPN) Occupational Division

Welcome to OPSEU's RPN Occupational Division!
Your voice in OPSEU/SEFPO and the workplace
The RPN Occupational Division is dedicated to promoting recognition of the scope, practice and professional responsibilities of RPNs. The division works to advance demands for bargaining and workload issues that apply to all RPNs across the province in every sector they work in.
The RPN Occupational Division will:
- bring together members with common occupational interests and coordinate division activities;
- identify, coordinate, and promote the scope of practice and professional responsibilities of RPNs within OPSEU and provincially;
- develop and promote demands for bargaining, health and safety, and workload issues;
- promote and advocate for RPNs through policy, resolutions and constitutional amendments;
- develop and build communication links and networks for RPNs; and
- promote common themes, activities and mandates as they pertain to the sectors and the union.
Welcome to OPSEU’s RPN Occupational Division!
RPN Occupational Division Committee Members
Christine Marshall, Chair
Sector 11 – Hospital Support
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Sector 11 – Hospital Support
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Autumn Butsch, Vice Chair
OPS Corrections
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Shannon Nolan, Treasurer
Sector 8 – Long-Term Care
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Ann MacDonald, Secretary
Sector 10 – Hospital Professionals Division
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Deborah Black-Smith, Representative
Sector 11 – Hospital Support
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Roslynn Blodgett , Representative
Sector 18 – Mental Health
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RPN Occupational Division Committee Members
RPN Occupational Division News
RPN Occupational Division Biennial Conference, Oct 22-23, 2024
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