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On February 11, 12, and 13, representatives of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN), Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA), and Saskatchewan Association of Health Organizations (SAHO) met to continue discussions on proposal packages. As this will be the first agreement negotiated since the 12 Regional Health Authorities amalgamated into a single Provincial Health Authority, much of the…

SUNstoppable Spotlight Registered Nurses Achieve Success through Independent Assessment Committee The RN staff from Local 257 Saskatoon District Public Health and Other Community Nurses – STBBI Services and Resources (SSAR) and SUN Provincial have successfully escalated 44 Work Situation Reports (WSRs), and 19 subsequent WSRs. Since 2021, a pattern of workload and…

Representatives from Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN), Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) and Saskatchewan Association of Health Organizations (SAHO) met over four days in December to continue discussions on the content of the proposal packages exchanged in November. Definitions, housekeeping items, language clarity, and structure were the main…

Three long months have passed since Saskatchewan’s provincial election, and registered nurses are still waiting for the commitment to form a nursing task force to be fulfilled. SUN has met with our provincial nursing partners, and we are unified in our vision and ready to get to work. With the first month of the new year now behind us, the hope that 2025 presented is also beginning to…

The holidays are a time of joy, giving, and spending time with family and friends. However, as you well know, some people in Saskatchewan are struggling to stay fed, keep warm, and make ends meet. Many of them are your neighbours, acquaintances, or patients. Every day on my way to work, I see long lines to receive help from the few services that might help get them through another day. This…