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On the tail of today’s Speech from the Throne the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) sees opportunity for collaboration on the modernization of labour legislation but cautions against neglecting the significance of these laws in determining overall population health. Full Release

OCTOBER 25, 2012, REGINA: On the tail of today’s Speech from the Throne the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) sees opportunity for collaboration on the modernization of labour legislation but cautions against neglecting the significance of these laws in determining overall population health. The Occupational Health and Safety Act, the Labour Standards Act and the Trade Union Act are…

The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) and All Nations Healing Hospital have achieved a tentative two-year collective agreement in less than one day of bargaining. Negotiations began in Fort Qu’Appelle on Monday October 22, 2012 at 10am with the parties reaching a tentative agreement by 7pm that same day. "We are very pleased with how quickly we reached this tentative agreement,"…

Regina, October 23, 2012: The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) and All Nations Healing Hospital have achieved a tentative two-year collective agreement in less than one day of bargaining. Negotiations began in Fort Qu’Appelle on Monday October 22, 2012 at 10am with the parties reaching a tentative agreement by 7pm that same day. “We are very pleased with how quickly we reached this…

New report on nursing workload and patient care released (Halifax) Excessive nursing workload is negatively affecting patient outcomes, says a new study released today by the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU), at a meeting with provincial health ministers. Nurses are calling on provincial health ministers to work with them to answer the question, just how many patients can one…