SASKATOON – Members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), joined by members of other public sector unions and concerned residents, will be gathering at the Saskatoon Cabinet Office to protest the multitude of deep cuts in the latest Sask Party provincial budget, and to demonstrate opposition to the proposed Bill 40, which would allow the provincial government to secretly sell off 49 percent of Crown Corporations.

Who: Rally speakers will include:

Larry Hubich, President, Saskatchewan Federation of Labour
Tom Graham, President, CUPE Saskatchewan
Barb Cape, President of SEIU-West; and
Len Findlay, Chair, University of Saskatchewan Faculty Association

What: Rally

When: 12:00 p.m. (noon) to 12:30 p.m. on Friday, March 31, 2017

Where: Saskatoon Cabinet Office, 315 22nd St E, Saskatoon, SK

At 12:30 p.m., after the rally at the Cabinet Office, supporters will be marching to the Saskatoon STC bus depot to join an action taking place there.

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For more information, contact:

Nathan Markwart, CUPE Saskatchewan, 306-537-9426 or 306-757-1009.

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