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Collective Agreements (Union)

Format Example

#. Author AA, Author BB. Title of book [Internet]. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher's name; Year of publication [cited YYYY MON DD]. Total number of pages, chapters, or other unit of extent if available. Available from: http://Website URL

1. Canadian Union of Public Employees, Saskatchewan Association of Health Organizations Inc. Collective agreement between Canadian Union of Public Employees and Saskatchewan Association of Health Organizations Inc., April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2022 [Internet]. Saskatchewan: CUPE, SAHO; 2017 [cited 2022 Aug 10]. 194 p. Available from: https://www.cupe5430.ca/cba/collective-agreement

Note: The NLM Citing Medicine does not have a specific format for collective agreements, however, uncommon documents (like collective agreements) may be treated like a book reference. See NLM Citing Medicine chapter 22, section A

General Rules

  • How to format in-text citations in your document.
  • Author/editor names: Last name + First name initial + Middle name initial (if available). e.g., Armand Peter Smith = Smith AP.
  • The names of all authors and editors should be given. See Reference List General Rules for the use of "et al."
  • No authors, organization, or editors listed? Contact library@saskhealthauthority.ca to ask a librarian.
  • Titles: Capitalize only the first word of a title, proper nouns, proper adjectives, acronyms, and initialisms. Do not use quotation marks or italics for titles.
  • Subtitles: Use the colon (i.e., : ) to separate the title from the subtitle. e.g., Rural healthcare: a definitive guide.
  • Dates: Whenever possible use the date format [YYYY Mon DD].
  • Proper nouns: Always capitalize the first initial of country/city, person, clinical tool, organization, and/or association names.