Saskatchewan Union of Nurses

Saskatchewan Union of Nurses SUN represents RNs, NPs, and RPNs in Saskatchewan. SUN members work in a single discipline – registered nursing.

The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) is a trade union established in 1974 under the Saskatchewan Trade Union Act. SUN represents Registered Nurses (RNs), Registered Nurse (Nurse Practitioner)s (RN(NP)s), Registered Psychiatric Nurses (RPNs) and graduates employed in rural and urban acute care hospitals; long-term care facilities; home care services; integrated facilities; public and mental healt

h services; school boards and Canadian Blood Services offices; as well as nurses working in advanced practice roles. They work in both preventative and treatment settings; they work alone and in teams. In all settings, SUN members must practice in accordance with standards set by the professional associations: the Saskatchewan Registered Nurses' Association (SRNA) and the Registered Psychiatric Nurses Association of Saskatchewan (RPNAS). SUN is affiliated with, and a proud member of, the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU), the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) and the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL).

09/04/2026

Bryce would like to thank the USask Alumni for recently honouring him with their prestigious "One to Watch" award and offer a bit of advice for Nursing Students on their way to becoming SUN members.

Canadian Nursing Students' Association
University of Saskatchewan
College of Nursing
Faculty of Nursing UofR
Saskatchewan Polytechnic Nursing

08/26/2026

What’s mobility got to do with bargaining? A lot. --- WATCH TO THE END to see how it’s slowing progress and why it could affect every SUN member, from urban to rural.

07/22/2026

I talked bargaining with Premier Moe - There’s a lot of important negotiations info in this video, so please watch the full 2 minutes.

07/16/2026

GRWM for a shift working as an operating room nurse in Regina, Saskatchewan. Meet Jordanna.

So why are conditions continuing to worsen in some of Saskatchewan's busiest emergency departments?Hallway medicine isn'...
07/13/2026

So why are conditions continuing to worsen in some of Saskatchewan's busiest emergency departments?

Hallway medicine isn't just a headline. It's a warning. And if patients are now speaking out, shouldn't that tell us something?

Last week, SUN President Bryce Boynton spoke with CTV News after a patient shared their three day hallway ordeal in the Royal University Hospital emergency department in Saskatoon.

"Not only are you stuck in a hallway and completely stripped of dignity and your ability to have privacy, but you're also being put in a position that could lead to harm," Boynton said.

Full story: CTV Saskatoon, July 8, 2026.

Today, we celebrate the vibrant mosaic that is Canada and embrace diversity as our greatest strength. We're proud that u...
07/01/2026

Today, we celebrate the vibrant mosaic that is Canada and embrace diversity as our greatest strength. We're proud that universal public health care remains a cornerstone of what it means to care for one another – a core Canadian value.

Happy Canada Day!

SUN was proud to celebrate another year of love, diversity, and inclusion at the Queen City Pride and Saskatoon Pride pa...
06/29/2026

SUN was proud to celebrate another year of love, diversity, and inclusion at the Queen City Pride and Saskatoon Pride parades.

A heartfelt thank you to all the SUN members, their families, and friends who joined us to show their support and celebrate together.

To our 2SLGBTQIA+ community: you belong, you are valued, and You're Safe With Us. 🏳️‍🌈

Less reliance on travel nurses is only half the story. Saskatchewan registered nurses worked more than 1.2 million overt...
06/24/2026

Less reliance on travel nurses is only half the story. Saskatchewan registered nurses worked more than 1.2 million overtime (OT) hours in 2025. That's the real story.

Those overtime hours are equivalent to funding approximately 618 full-time nursing positions. There is clearly a staffing shortage.

In 2023, we reported 1 million OT hours. In just two years, that has increased by more than 200,000 hours.

What are we doing about nurse retention and the growing levels of burnout?

Long shifts, excessive overtime, and chronic understaffing year after year are not sustainable. They are not good for registered nurses, and they are not good for patient safety.

See some of the solutions here: https://sasknurses.ca/

Today, SUN met with representatives from Buckingham Security Services Ltd. regarding a third-party review of hospital sa...
06/24/2026

Today, SUN met with representatives from Buckingham Security Services Ltd. regarding a third-party review of hospital safety and security in Saskatchewan. SUN members are invited to share their lived experiences to this email: [email protected]. This is your chance to add your voice to making all health care facilities across our province safer for everyone.

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2330 2nd Avenue
Regina, SK
S4R1A6

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