SUN's 33rd Annual Meeting focuses on what the can do and what the government needs to do in order to bring more nurses to Saskatchewan.

 

They want more nurses!

Saskatchewan Union of Nurses President Rosalee Longmoore says the government needs to admit their plan to recruit and retain more nurses isn't working. She believes they need to work with SUN employers to create and invest in a plan that will work.

Longmoore says right now there's nothing attractive about coming to work in Saskatchewan. "Nurses are getting sicker, the injuries and illnesses are increasing, people are working large amounts of overtime, people are leaving and retiring as soon as the become eligible because they can't face this type of work load."

Longmoore says many nurses would consider staying on beyond their retirement eligibility dates if heavy workloads and nursing shortages are addressed. In fact, the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses says there's an indication that nurses are working enough overtime to pay for 182 full-time positions