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Deadline for 2022 Health and Dental Benefits Claims

To all Extended Health Care and Dental Plan members: The deadline for health care and dental expenses incurred in 2022 is quickly approaching. Please submit all 2022 expenses to Canada Life before April 30, 2023.  Expenses incurred in 2022 that are received after April 30th, 2023, will not be considered for reimbursement.   If you have questions about the Employee Benefit Plans,…

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New poll: alarming number of nurses are looking for the exit sign, with early‑career nurses leading the march

March 23, 2023 (Ottawa, ON) – As the health staffing crisis rages on, an alarming number of nurses across the country are looking for the exit sign. Four in 10 nurses are either intending to retire, leave their jobs, or leave the nursing profession entirely, according to a poll released today by the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU). “Canada’s nurses have been…

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SUN Member Survey 2023

SUN members, What are your bargaining priorities? Are you affected by short-staffing at work? How does your job impact the rest of your life? These are the kinds of questions SUN is asking in this year's Member Survey, now arriving in member inboxes.  If you don't notice the survey in your inbox, please check your junk email folder. The email is delivered by Praxis Analytics on…

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CLC Convention Participation

The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU), of which SUN is a proud member, has made the decision to not send a large delegation to the 2023 Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) Convention in Montreal in May. Please click here to read a letter from CFNU President Linda Silas If you have any questions or concerns, please email SUN President Tracy Zambory at tracy.zambory@sun-nurses.sk.ca

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Online WSR Periodically Unavailable Jan. 21 and Jan. 22

Beginning the morning of Saturday, January 21, and ending in the evening on Sunday, January 22, the online Work Situation Report (WSR) will be periodically unavailable due to scheduled IT maintenance. The online WSR will be unavailable for the following periods of time: Saturday, January 21, from 09:00 until 22:00 Sunday, January 22, from 09:00 to 18:00 We remind members that paper…

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