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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…

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

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…

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…

SUN is gravely concerned with the government of Saskatchewan’s decision to suspend funding for programs that provide safe drug inhalation supplies, while also placing limits on needle exchange programs. The provision of sterile drug smoking materials is an established, evidence-backed harm reduction practice that prevents infectious disease transmission, including HIV and Hepatitis C, and…