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A nurse's world Where stress is status quo Nearly a quarter of nurses wouldn't recommend the hospital where they work to their family or friends, a survey by CBC News has found. The startling figure comes from an online poll that CBC's flagship investigative show, the fifth estate, distributed to registered nurses across the country as part of Rate My Hospital, a sweeping…

Our labour, professional practice and work environments are in a state of flux. Now more than ever we need to be looking to the future in everything we do. I am filled with a great sense of pride when I look back on all that SUN has accomplished in the past twelve months to ensure our readiness to adapt in this time of transition. View Report

REGINA – Representatives of organized labour on the advisory committee appointed by the Minister of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety, the Honourable Don Morgan, are urging the Government of Saskatchewan to place Bill 85 on a much longer legislative track and not to rush passage of the proposed Saskatchewan Employment Act through the spring session of the Legislative Assembly.…

The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) and its partners have released a voluntary Standard focused on helping organizations promote psychological health and safety and prevent psychological harm in their workplaces.   Read the MHCC's release   View the Standrd titled Psychological health and safety in the workplace - Prevention, promotion, and guidance to staged…

Voluntary standard focuses on psychological health, safety of Canadian workers CBC News  |  Janaury 16, 2013 Canadian employers and unions wishing to promote mental health in the workplace can now turn to a new national standard to help boost the well-being of employees. In Toronto on Wednesday, federal Labour Minister Lisa Raitt, the Mental Health Commission of Canada, the…