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Local 107 Saskatoon City Hospital — Emergency Department

SUNstoppable Spotlight Registered Nurses Achieve Success through Independent Assessment Committee SUN Local 107, Saskatoon City Hospital Emergency Department RN staff, and SUN Provincial are pleased to share the successful escalation of 63 Work Situation Reports (WSRs) using the SUN/SAHO collective agreement. These WSRs described patterns of unresolved workload and professional practice…

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Holiday Coverage at SUN

Both the Regina and Saskatoon SUN offices will be closed Monday, December 26, and Tuesday, December 27. The Regina SUN office will remain closed from December 28 to 30. Both offices will also be closed on Monday, January 2, 2023.  From Wednesday, December 28, to Friday, December 30, the Saskatoon SUN office will be open to assist SUN members. Both SUN offices resume regular business…

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Amendments to the Sask. Employment Act

On November 3, 2022, the Government of Saskatchewan introduced the following amendments to the Saskatchewan Employment Act as Bill No. 91: Clarification of the definition of a worker to include secondary and post-secondary students, as well as volunteers and contractors, so that they are covered by the provisions in Part III of the Act. Requiring all employers to have a violence policy and to…

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Local 68 Dr. F. H. Wigmore Hospital — Emergency Department

SUNstoppable Spotlight Registered Nurses Achieve Success through Independent Assessment Committee SUN Local 68, Dr. F. H. Wigmore Regional Hospital Emergency Department RN staff, and SUN Provincial are thrilled to share that they have successfully escalated 18 WSRs describing patterns of unresolved workload and professional practice concerns using the SUN/SAHO collective agreement. Concerns…

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SUN Makes Donation to Food Banks of Saskatchewan

The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) is donating to Food Banks of Saskatchewan to help address hunger this holiday season. During the week of December 4, SUN announced a donation of $250,000 to Food Banks of Saskatchewan, which operates in 36 locations across the province. The donation will help address the increasing demand food banks are seeing as Saskatchewan residents struggle with…

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