💬 “Greedy”? Let’s Talk About That.

ALBERTA LPNs: FAIR PAY FOR FULL SCOPE!

We are Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) in Alberta

The Alberta government is offering LPNs a 21% raise over 4 years - and they’ll say we should be grateful.

But here’s the truth:

• 9.5% is NOT a Raise: It is a Scope of Practice Adjustment. This compensates LPNs for officially performing a higher level of work (like administering blood products, dispensing drugs, etc.) that they were already doing or trained to do, and which was previously the exclusive domain of RNs. This is pay for increased professional responsibility, not a general salary boost.

• 12% is the Real Raise: This is the 3% annual compound increase over four years.

🧨 LPNs took multiple 0% increases for years.  

🧨 We received no raise when our scope of practice expanded dramatically.

🧨 And this 21% offer? It doesn’t even catch us up to inflation.

Meanwhile, by 2027:

• The top-paid LPN will earn $44.53/hour

• The starting RN (no experience, no BSN) will earn $45.90/hour

📉 That’s a wage gap of $1.37/hour (3%), where the most experienced LPNs still earn less than entry-level RNs.

📉 By 2027, the difference in pay between Alberta nurses will be stark:

• Entry-level LPNs vs. entry-level RNs: a 25.95% wage gap

• Most senior LPNs vs. most senior RNs: a 29.11% wage gap

And yet, in Alberta hospitals:

✅ LPNs and RNs work side-by-side, doing the 84% or more tasks  

✅ Alberta LPNs have the widest scope of practice in Canada  

✅ LPNs are leaders, educators, and frontline experts

This isn’t about greed. It’s about respect, recognition, and economic justice.

We’re not asking for more than we deserve. We’re asking to be valued for what we already give - every shift, every patient, every unit.

#LPNsForChange #FairPayForLPNs #ABHealthCare #NursingEquity #RespectLPNs #NotGreedyJustFair

Green represents the RNs and RPNs (diploma) base wages per hour from 2023-2027. Orange represents the LPNs (diploma) wages per hour from 2023-2027 if we accepted the "21%" increase AHS proposed. Notice how there is a gap between the green and the orange? LPNs do 84% and more of what RNs do, and yet, our wages don't overlap at all.