After over a year of bargaining and without notice, Deer Park Villa Inc., has notified the Minister of Labour that negotiations with CUPE 4552 have reached impasse. This unexpected action follows months of bargaining where the bargaining committee had to fight off concessions, secure hours of work, and fight for fair wages.
Province’s largest union launches new campaign: Scott Moe has Broken Saskatchewan health care
Today, CUPE Saskatchewan launched a new province-wide multimedia election advertising campaign. The campaign highlights Scott Moe’s broken promises, and the heath care crisis he created.
“Scott Moe broke our health care system – Saskatchewan has the worst wait times in Canada. Scott Moe has closed emergency rooms and health care centres across the province, and hospitals are bursting at the seams,” said Kent Peterson, president of CUPE Saskatchewan. “This provincial election is a health care election. It’s time to fix Scott Moe’s broken health care system. It’s time for a change.”
CUPE health care workers deliver hundreds of messages to Scott Moe
On the first full day of the provincial election campaign, CUPE health care workers delivered hundreds of postcards at the provincial legislature. The postcards were signed by health care workers during summer outreach across the province. Let’s make this a health care election!
CUPE sounds the alarm on violence in Saskatchewan schools
Following ongoing violent incidents in Saskatchewan schools including the dangerous attack impacting CUPE members at Evan Hardy Collegiate in Saskatoon, CUPE is calling for urgent action from the provincial government to address safety issues in schools.
Peterson: Scott Moe’s tax hikes hurt working people the most
In an Op-Ed published in the Regina Leader-Post today, CUPE Saskatchewan President Kent Peterson makes the case that Scott Moe’s tax hikes hurt working people the most and has broken Saskatchewan’s affordability. It’s time for change in this fall’s election.
Saskatchewan education workers and students return to broken schools
As the new school year begins, CUPE Saskatchewan stands with education workers and students as they return to crowded classrooms, inadequate supports, and not enough staff.
CUPE supports Carla Beck’s No Tax Hike Guarantee
Today, Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck kicked off her election campaign with a guarantee she will not raise taxes when she becomes premier.
“People are struggling. We’ve got to lower costs and that’s exactly what we’ll do,” said Beck. “We want to give folks a guarantee that unlike Scott Moe and the Sask. Party, we won’t raise your taxes – in fact we’ll lower them,” added Beck, who has already announced she would suspend the provincial gas tax.
CUPE Saskatchewan fully supports Beck’s pledge to lower costs.
Union coalition takes action in notwithstanding clause lawsuit
Today, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL), and the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) announced their joint application to intervene in the Court of Appeal case concerning Bill 137: The Education Amendment Act, 2023. The parties’ interest in the appeal – brought forward by UR Pride – responds to the use of the notwithstanding clause.
First-of-its kind partnership brings 2SLGBTQIA+ organizer to Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan’s largest union – CUPE Saskatchewan – and the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL) have partnered with Fae Johnstone and Queer Momentum to hire a Saskatchewan organizer to build support for 2SLGBTQIA+ rights and oppose anti-2SLGBTQIA+ laws, policies, and political platforms.
Province’s largest union launches new advertising campaign: Scott Moe has Broken Saskatchewan
Today, CUPE Saskatchewan launched a new province-wide multimedia advertising campaign in the lead up to the fall general election. The Scott Moe has Broken Saskatchewan campaign highlights how Scott Moe and his Sask. Party government have broken Saskatchewan’s health system, failed to address the affordability crisis or build a strong economy.