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Deck stacked against public liquor store employees in bidding process Printable version Government’s promise to give public liquor store employees who are losing their jobs preferential consideration in bidding for a new private store is…

List of new private liquor store owners reveals out-of-province corporations are the big winners  The Sask. Party government has moved one step closer to giving away millions of public dollars to the hand-picked owners of 50 privatized…

Privatizing hundreds of cleaning jobs will cost Saskatchewan people Government’s decision to cut the jobs of hundreds of building cleaners across the province is an ideologically-driven, mean-spirited move that will hurt Saskatchewan…

Rally will hold Sask Party government accountable for misspending and cuts to vital public services October 23, 2018 Hundreds of unionized and non-unionized people will gather in front of the Saskatchewan legislature at noon on Thursday,…

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SGEU calls for resignations after government says it will continue to use a test that the Supreme Court confirms is discriminatory   April 5, 2019   Saskatchewan wildland firefighters have been vindicated by a Supreme Court…

Unions launch campaign calling on Sask Party government to provide multi-year funding to CBOs May 23, 2019 Saskatchewan – Community workers represented by SGEU, SEIU-West, and CUPE Saskatchewan are asking Saskatchewan people to lend…

More waste and mismanagement evident by Sask Party government's privatization agenda October 31, 2018 Recent reports showing the Sask Party government spent $15,000 to renovate the Legislative Building cafeteria before handing it…

Staff union raises concern over Sask Polytech layoffs Printable version April 30, 2018 With the announcement of a new wave of job cuts at Sask Polytech, SGEU is calling on the provincial government to stop the loss of the school’s…

Deputy Sheriff job cuts jeopardize the safety of the public Printable version The provincial government’s mismanagement of public funds has resulted in cuts to frontline staff in the Ministry of Justice, which will jeopardize the safety…

Printable version The provincial government must ensure that frontline workers and patient care won’t be adversely affected as it consolidates the province’s 12 Regional Health Authorities into one, according to SGEU. “Workers on the…

Government's plan to cut 4,900 health care workers threatens patient safety Printable version The provincial government’s plan to cut 4,900 health care workers in order to pay for the ballooning deficit that it created is reckless and will…

Government's contempt for bargaining process and public service is astounding Printable version For immediate release                                                                   …

Hundreds rally in Prince Albert to oppose cuts, stand up for Saskatchewan Printable version For immediate release                                                                      …

Printable version Government passed legislation today that will allow it to begin selling off the province’s Crown corporations without the support of Saskatchewan people, according to SGEU. Bill 40, the innocuous-sounding Interpretation…