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Due to a vacant SUN position on the SUN/SAHO Position Evaluation Committee, the SUN Board of Directors has issued a Call for Expression of Interest. As per SUN Bylaw 6.07, the SUN Board of Directors will appoint one (1) member to this Committee. SUN members, working under the SUN/SAHO Collective Agreement, interested in taking on the role of SUN representative on the SUN/SAHO Position…

SUNSpots is the official newsletter of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses informing SUN members and external stakeholders of issues concerning the nursing profession and the health care system locally, provincially and nationally. 2014 Issues Vol. 40 - Issue #3 (July) - Special Feature View Publication

Can work be safe when home isn’t? We need your help! The on-line survey closes June 6th. On December 6, the Canadian Labour Congress and the University of Western Ontario launched the first-ever national survey on the impact of domestic violence on workers and workplaces. All workers in Canada over the age of 15 are invited to fill out a 10 –30 minute online survey to help us learn…

Moncton, New Brunswick (May 27, 2014) - Today the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions published a new report which calls for nurses, patients and their families to safeguard our health care system and to reject irresponsible workforce redesign. Valuing Patient Safety: Responsible Workforce Design provides stark evidence of the effects of ill-considered experiments in the delivery of…

BY JUDY BIRD, LEADER-POST SPECIALTY PRODUCTS   MAY 12, 2014 Registered Nurses (RNs) across the country are making a small change in their appearance at work, and it is having a huge impact on patients and patient safety. The RNs are opting to wear white, reflecting a return to the uniform of yesteryear that made them easily…