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Local 101 St. Paul’s Hospital — 5th Medicine Unit

SUNstoppable Spotlight Registered Nurses Achieve Success through Independent Assessment Committee SUN is pleased to share that the RN staff from Local 101, St. Paul’s Hospital, 5th Medicine Unit and SUN Provincial have successfully escalated 41 Work Situation Reports (WSRs).    A pattern of workload and professional practice concerns has arisen since 2019 without the…

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SASK. REGISTERED NURSES RALLY AMID STAFFING CRISIS

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…

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Sask. registered nurses to rally for safe staffing

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…

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It's time for grassroots engagement

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…

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Truth and Reconciliation and what it can mean to registered nurses

On September 30, all Canadians recognize the horrifying reality of the residential school system and remember that the legacy of this brutality endures for First Nations, Inuit, and Metis people throughout the country. The trauma is pervasive and lasting.   Like all Canadians, registered nurses must make the personal decision to actively participate in reconciliation – at work…

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