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UPDATE: Health System Resources - COVID-19

On September 2, 2021, SUN held Member Information Sessions regarding the Health Human Resource Challenges and COVID-19.  The recent upward trend in positive COVID-19 cases has created significant challenges for SUN members given the unprecedented demands on the healthcare system on top of the effects of all that has occurred over the past 17…

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SUN Urges Members to Contact Government and Demand They Protect Sask. People

On July 11, 2021, all provincial health measures were lifted in Saskatchewan and the State of Emergency ended. Since that time, cases of COVID-19 have increased exponentially and are steadily trending upwards, driven by the highly contagious Delta variant, unvaccinated individuals, and the province's lack of medical guidance.  We know that the…

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REMINDER: Terms of the Temporary LOU Expired August 8, 2021

A reminder to all SUN Members: As of July 11, the Government of Saskatchewan revoked the State of Emergency and removed all Public Health Orders. As a result, the Letter of Understanding between the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) and all affiliate healthcare unions…

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SUN Joins Call for Mandatory COVID-19 Immunizations in Healthcare

The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN), which represents more than 10,000 Registered Nurses, Registered Psychiatric Nurses and Nurse Practitioners, is joining other medical professionals in adding its support for mandatory COVID-19 immunizations for all healthcare workers. “Registered nurses are healthcare professionals, first and foremost,”…

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The Emergency Planning Act & Public Health Order have ended – Terms of the Temporary LOU Expired August 8, 2021

In April 2020, all health care unions, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) and all affiliate employers entered into a Letter of Understanding to address staffing issues and health care needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was agreed the Letter of Understanding would remain in force for a period of 28 days after the Emergency Declaration was…

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