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SUN is extremely pleased to see the joint commitment of Canada’s Premiers to work together towards achieving a national pharmacare plan that will provide access to affordable medicine to all Canadians, as well as to unite around improving mental health and addictions services. SUN and Saskatchewan’s registered nurses, along with the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions…

This past Wednesday, July10, SUN President, Tracy Zambory, spoke to the Saskatoon media and public about the importance of comprehensive sex-education for our youth at the 2019 Council of the Federation meetings of Canada’s premieres. Zambory's statement:  "I am a registered Nurse and President of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses. I stand here today on behalf of…

Every day, nurses in Saskatchewan and across Canada are punched, kicked, spat on, sworn at and beaten, writes Linda Silas and Tracy Zambory. Canada’s provincial and territorial premiers are assembling in Saskatoon this week for their annual summit, and nurses unions from across the country will be on hand to deliver a clear message: Violence is not part of our job. Every day, nurses in…

"Just beyond the horizon, we envision a future where patients receive prescriptions solely based on medical need and never their ability to pay." An appeal to Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe: June 12, 2019 could go down as a major milestone in the history of health care in Canada. But the people of Saskatchewan need your help to make this so. On that day, an advisory council of…

Thousands of Nova Scotia health-care workers, including lab technologists, in-hospital paramedics and child psychologists, could be walking off the job soon. The health-care bargaining unit, which is made up of members of the Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union, CUPE, Unifor and the Nova Scotia Nurses Union, sent a message to its members Wednesday with…