The Supreme Court of Canada announced that it will hear appeals in the legal challenge to Bill 137: The Education Amendment Act, 2023. The announcement follows a recent Saskatchewan Court of Appeal decision which had permitted challenges to the Government of Saskatchewan’s legislation to proceed.
Today on CBO Workers Appreciation Day, CUPE, SEIU-West, and SGEU, unions representing people in over 80 community-based organizations (CBOs) across Saskatchewan, are united in their call for immediate meaningful change in the sector. Together, they have been advocating for improved working conditions, sustainable funding, and better support for CBO workers who deliver vital services in communities across the province.
November 6 is CBO Workers’ Appreciation Day, recognizing and celebrating the vital role of Community-Based Organizations (CBO) workers in Saskatchewan. CBO workers are at the heart of a network of care and supportive services for Saskatchewan people and the most vulnerable in our communities.
The scariest thing this Halloween for Saskatchewan families, workers, and communities is not ghosts or goblins – it is the ticking clock on affordable child care, according to Kent Peterson, president of CUPE Saskatchewan.
Members of CUPE Saskatchewan’s Committee Against Racism and Discrimination (CARD) delivered petitions to the Saskatchewan Legislature today to call on the province to repeal the provincial government’s harmful Bill 137. The petition, which will be tabled in the legislature, calls for the anti-trans legislation to be repealed and the province to ensure that all 2SLGBTQI+ students are supported and protected in accordance with the Saskatchewan Human Rights Code.
Saskatchewan’s Health Provider Unions came to the legislature today to call for a new contract. Members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Service Employees International Union-West (SEIU-WEST), and the Saskatchewan Government & General Employees’ Union (SGEU) gathered on the steps of the legislature to call for a new collective bargaining agreement three years after the previous agreement expired.
After reviewing Scott Moe’s throne speech, CUPE Saskatchewan is alarmed that the government has no plans to strengthen public services, fix schools, end the health care crisis, or give workers a raise.
The union representing over 7,000 education support workers across Saskatchewan is calling out the Sask. Party government for neglecting crumbling infrastructure in its Building Schools Faster Act.
During National School Safety Week, the CUPE Saskatchewan Education Workers’ Steering Committee (EWSC) is calling for stronger protections to keep both students and staff safe in schools.
The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) is condemning the City of Saskatoon’s plan to transfer control of the Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre to a third-party group following renovations.