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.
With a strong member turnout, over 80% of workers at the town of Esterhazy in southern Saskatchewan have voted in favour of job action, up to and including a full withdrawal of services.
Are you interested in serving on a Standing Committee of CUPE Saskatchewan? Further your union involvement and activism – apply today!
Following the 2025 Annual Convention, CUPE Saskatchewan is seeking applications from members to serve on standing committees. Applications for consideration of appointment must be received by no later than noon on April 4, 2025. CUPE members in good standing of affiliated Local Unions are eligible to apply.
This year is the 60th anniversary of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms Racial of Discrimination, marking a pivotal moment in the global fight against racism and the first of the core international human rights treaties. The progress achieved over the past 60 years, however, is increasingly being jeopardized around the world. On March 21, we recall the victims of the Sharpeville massacre who protested apartheid, pay tribute to all anti-racist global justice activists, and renew our efforts for racial justice.
March 22 is World Water Day – a day to highlight the vital importance of water for human life and ecological health and, as such, the need to protect water resources from pollution, privatization, and commercialization. The United Nations General Assembly recognized water and sanitation as fundamental human rights in 2010. These human rights to safe, reliable water and wastewater are being denied to many Indigenous communities in Canada. Water services and resources are also under growing pressure to privatize.