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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…

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…

SUNstoppable Action SUN members have a voice and mechanism for action, influence, and change to address safe patient care and healthy, quality work environments... and it works Congratulations to the SUN Locals who achieved 26 gains for their units, facilities, patients/clients, registered nurses, and professional practice,  with the majority obtaining increased baseline staffing:…

How to Apply for Provincial Funding to Attend CFNU Biennial Convention Funding is available for the Board of Directors and twelve (12) members to attend the CFNU Biennial Convention in Charlottetown, P.E.I. as per Board Policy 017-B-2007. Selection of funded members to the Biennial Convention will be done by random selection. Preference will be given to those members who have not been…

Legislation in Saskatchewan ensures that Employers are required to set up and maintain an Occupational Health Committee (OHC) at workplaces with 10 or more workers. An occupational health and safety representative (OHS Representative) helps the Employer and workers to improve health and safety in the workplace by identifying and resolving relevant concerns. OHS Representatives are also required in…