https://sun-nurses.sk.ca/about-us/newswire/negotiations-update-2 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... https://sun-nurses.sk.ca/about-us/newswire/local-257-saskatoon-district-public-health-and-other-community-nurses 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... https://sun-nurses.sk.ca/about-us/newswire/negotiations-update 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... https://sun-nurses.sk.ca/about-us/newswire/promises-made-promises-kept 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... https://sun-nurses.sk.ca/about-us/newswire/the-season-of-giving 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 year,... https://sun-nurses.sk.ca/about-us/newswire/member-meetings-your-voice-your-solutions As we plan for SUN’s future, it’s important to understand our history and what led us to become the strong union we are today. The solutions and feedback you, the members, provide are the key to that strength. For over a year, SUN has prioritized forming a Nursing Task Force to ensure the voices of Saskatchewan’s registered nurses are heard. As a next step, we want to consult... https://sun-nurses.sk.ca/about-us/newswire/a-nursing-task-force-with-teeth- “[A nursing task force] must be more than a consultation. This means actual, dedicated human and financial resources. There must be decision-making ability to implement initiatives.”   In a recent media interview about Saskatchewan’s healthcare struggles, I was asked about what success would look like to registered nurses.... https://sun-nurses.sk.ca/about-us/newswire/remembering-margot-wallace It is with great sadness that we share the death of our valued SUN staff member, Margot Wallace, who passed away surrounded by loved ones on November 13th,... https://sun-nurses.sk.ca/about-us/newswire/negotiations-update-1 From November 4 to November 8, representatives from Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN), Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) and Saskatchewan Association of Health Organizations (SAHO) met to exchange proposals.   The week provided an opportunity to engage in some positive discussion and begin reviewing the priority issues of all parties.... https://sun-nurses.sk.ca/about-us/newswire/negotiations-committees On Monday, November 4th, representatives from the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN), Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) and Saskatchewan Association of Health Organizations (SAHO) are coming together to exchange proposals. The updated list below is to correct an omission to our communication sent Friday, November 1st,...