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SUN is gravely concerned with the government of Saskatchewan’s decision to suspend funding for programs that provide safe drug inhalation supplies, while also placing limits on needle exchange programs. The provision of sterile drug smoking materials is an established, evidence-backed harm reduction practice that prevents infectious disease transmission, including HIV and Hepatitis C, and…

Sept 13 -14 -  Board of Directors Meeting The board Enacted Bylaw 2.02 regarding the creation of new locals as a result of employer initiated changes. The board approved putting all activity related to the creation of SUN Network councils on pause. The board approved the increase in the mileage rate to $0.62/km and increases to the meal per diems.   October 17 – 18…

October 25, 2023 (REGINA, SK): Hundreds of Saskatchewan’s registered nurses, students, and concerned members of the public gathered in Regina’s Wascana Park today as fears over staffing shortages reach a tipping point. The rally comes in response to inadequate action on a crisis that continues to grow unabated and follows startling new survey findings on the state of healthcare. The…

Hundreds of Saskatchewan’s registered nurses, nursing students and public are set to rally on October 25 over the noon hour in Regina’s Wascana Park. The planned rally is in response to inadequate action on nursing shortages that continue to grow unabated. Further impetus for the rally stems from the startling findings of a recent survey of more than 1,600 of the province’s…

Registered nurses are unique and so is our Union.   No matter the personal reasons why any of us chose to become registered nurses in the first place, there will always be a common thread that binds us. Our deep-rooted desire to improve the lives of our patients and to make a difference, is what makes our profession stand out.   The problem right now is that this commitment to our…