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SUN is committed to helping Locals and members advance professional practice, workload, and staffing concerns using strong collective agreement articles and processes negotiated with Employers. The professional practice articles advance the obligation for members to provide care that is safe, competent, high-quality, and appropriate to the healthcare needs of their patients. To find solutions to…

On February 15, 2023, SUN sent a Member Alert to Public Health nurses and Locals representing Public Health nurses to update you on the new Primary Health Care Network organizational change, future changes, and the direct impact on members. We advised that: The SHA has the right to make changes to their structure and operations. The SHA is creating brand new…

SUN would like to thank all our members who attended the February 10th special member sessions regarding the changes that the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is making to the Public Health Care Network. As members are aware, the SHA has recently provided notice of its plan to create new Agencies and departments, and transfer positions to the new Primary Health Care Network…

We wish to inform our members that after further review with legal counsel of the grievances related to certain Employers not implementing a Day of Mourning and the recent arbitration decision that took place in British Columbia defeating a grievance of a similar nature, the legal opinion we have received is that there is no likelihood of obtaining a positive result within the arbitration process…

Long-term care has been overcome with professional practice concerns, staffing deficits, and excessive workload that prevents registered nurses from providing appropriate resident care. Residents deserve the same quality and quantity of healthcare services and care as any other patient within our healthcare system. Registered nurses are obligated to follow regulatory body requirements outlined…