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Shelley Mandin bargaining chair of the Battlefords Trade and Education Centre (BTEC) bargaining unit presents a cheque for $500 to Mona Leece, BTEC executive director from SGEU’s CSS sector. The cheque is for BTEC's building fund. BTEC is…

Welcome to the 2016 SGEU Convention! Here you will find daily updates on convention. Check daily for photos, videos, member features and convention activities.   Daily Digest April 22, 2016 Daily Digest April 23, 2016

Healthcare workers are integral to the overall healthcare team - September 19, 2014 SGEU has long believed premium healthcare is one of Saskatchewan’s founding values and all our province’s healthcare workers must be supported for their…

Saskatchewan's unionized workers add millions to local economies Saskatchewan’s local and provincial economies got a substantial boost last year, thanks to the higher wages earned by unionized workers, a recent study has found. In its…

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Private companies violate public contracts Saskatchewan’s provincial and municipal governments are increasingly turning to public-private partnerships, or P3s, to build and maintain important infrastructure. The argument goes that efficiency…

Labour law update - April 11, 2014 Progressive Labour Lawyer, Rick Engel, has represented SGEU since 1987, on a variety of legal matters, ranging from employee grievances to the Long-Term Disability Plan, and most recently, in challenging the…

RALLY FOR SASKATCHEWAN MARCH 8, 2017 Want to phone or email your MLA? Click here for their contact info. Can’t join on March 8? Send a message with one of these signs. Print off this sign, write in your message, take a photo with the sign,…

Together fairness works - April 11, 2014 Barb Byers, former SGEU president and current Executive VP of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC), kicked off the second day of convention with an inspiring presentation on the Together Fairness Works…

Operation Maple - April 10, 2014 In order to fight the attacks from government, we need to keep our union strong and engage as many members as possible.  That’s why SGEU is being pro-active - reaching out to grassroots members. We are…

New SGEU life members - April 10, 2014 We regret that the two former SGEU members elected for Life Membership at the opening day of convention this year are no longer with us. Anne Burkholder, of the Community Services Sector; and Tracey…

Diversity recognized - February 20, 2014 On Saturday February 15th, The Regina and District Labour Council (RDLC) held their Diversity Recognized Equity Conference at the SGEU Hall in Regina. The conference was well-attended by members of…

Premier Wall interferes in collective bargaining - February 7, 2014 The Saskatchewan Federation of Labour issued the following statement and news release on February 6, 2014, after Premier Brad Wall appealed to the Federal Government to strip…