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[Moose Jaw, SK] Today, Saskatchewan’s registered nurses are shining a spotlight on the province’s HIV epidemic with the premiere of a 12-minute documentary to almost 500 delegates at the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses’ (SUN) annual meeting in Moose Jaw. With a staggering new infections rate of more than two times the Canadian national average and an 800 per cent increase in 2016…

As the provincial union representing more than 10,000 front-line registered nurses in Saskatchewan, we are in a state of disbelief regarding Justice Currie of the Saskatchewan Court of the Queen’s Bench’s decision to uphold the SRNA Discipline Committee's verdict concerning the Carolyn Strom case. While our organization and legal team still need time for an in-depth review of the…

Dear fellow registered nurses,   On Friday, the community of Humboldt, and our entire province and nation, experienced an unthinkable catastrophe that impacted and shattered so many lives. The horrific accident between the Humboldt Broncos Junior Hockey Team bus and a tractor-trailer tragically claimed 16 lives far too soon and left many others injured or in critical condition.   As the…

The Board of Directors met for two (2) days, March 20 & 21, in Regina, to review SUN's audited financial statements in advance of the Annual Meeting; as well as discuss the current political, professional and strategic environments.  The following is a summary of the financial and business decisions made at this meeting. BOARD DECISIONS The Board approved the…

“To have safe patient care, we need a safe workforce.” Sandra Cripps, CEO, Saskatchewan Association of Safe Workplaces in Healthcare (SASWH). We couldn’t have said it better ourselves. SUN is proud member of SASWH and the Provincial Violence Prevention Framework/Strategy Steering Committee, led by SASWH, who are tasked with developing and implementing tools and strategies to…