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.
Today’s provincial budget by Scott Moe failed to invest in fixing Saskatchewan public services, his health care crisis or his broken education system. Scott Moe has shown Saskatchewan people that his promises to focus on health care and affordability were not worth the paper they were printed on.
National leadership from Canada’s largest union were in Regina today to demand that Scott Moe and the provincial government join the 11 other provinces and territories who have already signed an extension to the federal childcare funding agreement.
Today at the CUPE Saskatchewan convention, The Leader of the Official Opposition Carla Beck brought a keynote address to delegates, who voted to formally reaffirm its affiliation to the Saskatchewan NDP for the coming year.
CUPE Saskatchewan has been on the frontline of the fight against Bill 137, organizing community support and taking legal action to protect the rights of education workers and 2SLGBTQI+ youth.
CUPE Health care providers are the backbone of our health care system. Without our expertise and commitment, Saskatchewan’s health care system simply could not function. But for far too long CUPE 5430 members have been ignored and disrespected.
“Every day our members face overwhelming workload and ongoing staff shortages. The chronic understaffing is leading to burnout and stress,” said Bashir Jalloh, president of CUPE 5430. “And the Sask Party government has done nothing to improve the wages or the working conditions of our members.”