Members of CUPE 5430 attended question period in the Saskatchewan Legislature on Thursday and spoke to media regarding staffing, communication, and patient safety concerns coming from the Interventional Radiology (IR) department at the Regina General Hospital (RGH). IR plays a critical role in emergency and complex care and is southern Saskatchewan’s primary trauma centre.
This week Saskatchewan education workers are gathering in Yorkton for their annual Education Workers’ Steering Committee (EWSC) conference. On the agenda are funding shortfalls, harassment, and violence in the workplace. Bargaining strategy is also being discussed as many locals throughout the province prepare for negotiations on the heels of job actions by their colleagues in northern Alberta.
The Labour Movement is the bedrock of just and democratic societies. When workers organize and unite, we can make real gains for fairness, dignity, and advance justice.
Hundreds of CUPE 5430 health care workers and supporters gathered at the Saskatchewan Legislature today to demand fair wages and respect for the frontline workers who keep the province’s health care system running.
On April 28, we gather to mourn workers who have been killed, injured, or made ill because of workplace hazards or incidents – and recognize the lasting impact on their families and communities. Attend vigils on April 28 in Regina (City Hall at 5:30 p.m.), Moose Jaw (Union Centre at 6:00 p.m.), Saskatoon (Civic Square at 6:00 p.m.), and Weyburn (T.C. Douglas Calvary Centre at 5:30 p.m.).
April 22 is Earth Day – a day to recognize the climate change emergency and the action needed to restore our earth. With the world continuing to head for a catastrophic temperature rise and human caused destruction threatening the earth’s ecosystems needed to sustain life, Earth Day is an important time to renew our resolve to demand more urgent environmental action from governments, employers and within our communities in the transition to a zero-carbon economy.
Members of CUPE 5428 are expressing frustration after the Town of Esterhazy refused to allow their concerns to be presented at a council meeting on April 10th.
CUPE Saskatchewan held its first-ever Indigenous and Northern Activist Training in La Ronge last weekend, marking an important step toward reconciliation and strengthening the union’s presence in northern and Indigenous communities.
As people across the province share pranks and laughter for April Fools’ Day, CUPE health care workers are highlighting the biggest joke of all: they haven’t seen a wage increase in three years.
CUPE 5430 has released a new report highlighting the urgent and growing crisis facing medical technologists and technicians across Saskatchewan.
The report, entitled Still Waiting: Report on the Workload of CUPE Medical Technologists and Technicians in Saskatchewan, reveals that medical technologists and technicians are experiencing skyrocketing workloads, severe short staffing, and increasing risks to patient care.