https://sun-nurses.sk.ca/about-us/newswire/contact-january-june-2024---board-of-directors-decisions Jan 30- 31 - Board of Directors Meeting The SUN Board of Directors approved the Local Bylaws for Local 95, Lucky Lake Health Centre Local 27 Birch Hills Health Centre Local 12 St. Mary’s Villa Local 151 Parkridge Centre Local 305 Central Plains Community Health Centre Local 258 Community Mental Health Services Saskatoon Loca 124 Providence Plance Local 266 Yorkton Mental Health... https://sun-nurses.sk.ca/about-us/newswire/transition-to-new-local-structure-and-the-role-of-sun-network-leads As we reported following the June 5 & 6 Special Meeting, Locals will now be created within a subnetwork, base hospital or certified bargaining unit. Existing Locals will remain in place until the transition to the new local structure occurs, with all new Locals' work being completed by February 28, 2025. Given the importance of this work, over the next few months, Board members will... https://sun-nurses.sk.ca/about-us/newswire/professional-practice-alert-graduate-and-new-registered-nurses Recent graduate nurses and new registered nurses entering the work environment will require your support to be safe, competent, ethical and effective in their new roles. They are working to consolidate their professional practice as registered nurses and become familiar with their new practice setting. SUN members need to know how to best support... https://sun-nurses.sk.ca/about-us/newswire/overtime-and-fatigue-what-members-need-to-know-and-do UPDATED: June 26, 2024 On November 23, 2023, SUN reported that nurses had clocked over 1 million hours of overtime to keep the healthcare system on life support, and drew attention to Saskatchewan’s growing $70 million dependence on travel nurses on March 14, 2024.  In December 2023, the Safe Hours Save Lives report was released by the CFNU, driving home the message that nurse fatigue... https://sun-nurses.sk.ca/about-us/newswire/temporary-lro-coverage Due to LRO vacation, the following coverage will take place during the dates listed:   From May 27 - June 27, 2024, Dave Nameth will cover for Jody Harasymchuk as LRO for the following local(s): All Locals within Southwest Area   From May 28 - July 11, 2024, Don MacDonald will cover for Touly Katsiris as LRO for the following local(s): All Locals within... https://sun-nurses.sk.ca/about-us/newswire/thank-you-and-happy-national-nursing-week The theme for this year’s National Nursing Week is Changing Lives. Shaping Tomorrow. Pretty fitting, don’t you think? I certainly think so. Being a registered nurse is one of the most rewarding, yet challenging, careers imaginable. No two days are the same and some are tougher than others. But many of the stories and experiences we gain throughout our careers, we remember for the... https://sun-nurses.sk.ca/about-us/newswire/professional-practice-alert-wsrnac-just-the-facts WSR/NAC: Just the Facts SUN is committed to helping Locals and members advance their professional practice, workload, and staffing concerns using the strength of our SUN/SAHO collective agreement articles and processes. The professional practice articles (Articles 56-58) support member’s obligations to provide safe, competent, high-quality, and appropriate care to meet the... https://sun-nurses.sk.ca/about-us/newswire/a-year-in-review-suns-operational-highlights-2023-2024 Not since 1999 have Saskatchewan’s registered nurses taken to the streets to defend their patients, but in 2023, this happened not just once, but twice! View Report https://sun-nurses.sk.ca/about-us/newswire/sun-in-the-media It’s been a whirlwind start to 2024, so here’ a quick “in case you missed it” of SUN in the media. I know it feels like the news only focuses on emergency rooms (ER) in Saskatoon and Regina. Yes, this is often the case. In the past, I have described these overburdened ERs as the “canaries in the coalmine”.  They are the flashpoints where... https://sun-nurses.sk.ca/about-us/newswire/sun-files-grievance-on-sha-vacation-policy As vacation submissions ramped up over the last few weeks, the SHA began to enforce its new vacation policy along with some newly created work standards. SUN heard from many concerned members and locals regarding the content and application of this new policy as well as certain related memos and work standards. After completing a thorough review, SUN has filed a policy grievance to protect the...