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SASKATOON -- The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has seen a steep increase in employees working overtime. Since April 2020, the SHA is reporting a 4,539 per cent increase in overtime hours. The data was revealed in the latest physician townhall. Doctors working for the SHA meet virtually every Thursday to discuss key pandemic information. “The overtime hours paid for COVID support…

With ratification by both sides, the terms of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) are in effect. Click here to view the MOA Please take note of the following: Salary Increase New wages will be implemented on June 6, 2021; please check your paystubs to ensure the appropriate wage has been…

How do we even begin to say thank you to the registered nurses in our lives, when a simple “thank you” doesn’t feel like it’s nearly enough? Every day I see SUN’s RNs, RPNs and NPs show up for work with compassion, empathy, and unshakeable resolve to provide the best care possible for their patients. I see teamwork, resilience in the face of adversity, and…

Rapid antigen testing for COVID-19 in asymptomatic individuals in a variety of settings across the province is being expanded. Rapid antigen testing is being used as a screening test to help sort people without symptoms who probably are not infected, from those who need to be further investigated. With more contagious variants now…

Since March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has proven to be unpredictable and has now presented us with another challenge to navigate. With the rapidly expanding risk with COVID-19 variants across the province, the evolving public health orders, and impact on the healthcare system, the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses has made the difficult decision to postpone the 2021 virtual Annual Meeting, scheduled…