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On February 9, the SHA and Provincial Government released more details about their COVID-19 vaccine delivery plan. As part of Phase 1, healthcare workers (HCWs), who work in the following areas, will continue to be prioritized: Congregate living settings such as long-term care and personal care homes; Adult ICU; Emergency departments; Respiratory therapy; COVID-19 designated…

SUN Provincial Life Memberships are presented each year at the SUN Annual Meeting. The Provincial Life Membership Committee invites SUN members to nominate candidates they feel qualify for this award as described in Membership Policy 029-M-2007 (Life and Honourary Memberships and Allied Personnel). The committee will make recommendations to the Board of Directors for approval, based on…

The Leadership Award is part of SUN’s Member Recognition Program. This award is to recognize members who have been active participants at the Local or District level in advancing the goals and objectives of the Union. Up to three (3) Leadership Awards will be presented on the first day of the Annual Meeting. This award is not retroactive and serving Board members…

The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) and the Saskatchewan Association of Health Organizations (SAHO Inc.) are pleased to announce they have successfully reached a new tentative collective agreement. This agreement marks another milestone for collective agreements achieved by unions which are all now operating within a single provincial health authority, as well as affiliate organizations.…

Registered nurses are proud to stand with our physician and pharmacist colleagues, united in our call for additional measures to be taken now to curb the spread of COVID-19.   As doctors, nurses, and pharmacists, our first duty is to keep people safe. But we know that pain comes in many forms beyond the direct effect of COVID-19: lost income, anxiety, depression, a sense that the world has…