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March 10, 2020 Budget needs to recommit to public liquor stores   With the release of the 2020-21 provincial budget only days away, and Saskatchewan facing difficult economic circumstances, SGEU urges the government to maintain the…

March 12, 2020 Explanation still needed on private liquor warehousing Legislation that would allow private warehouses to distribute liquor in Saskatchewan is close to becoming law, but the provincial government still hasn’t explained…

    Itemized implementation of the 2016-2022 for the PS/GE Collective Agreement   Memorandum of Agreement – Signed August 29, 2019   Memorandum of Agreement Ratified – November 8, 2019   Collective…

Still Worth More Saskatchewan's Community Support Workers help our most vulnerable people — every day, 365 days a year. And yet they're among the lowest paid workers in our province. How low are those wages? Well, they are just…

Help us Save Saskatchewan's Fire Tower Observers For generations, we’ve relied on Saskatchewan’s fire tower observers to keep a watchful eye out for northern wildfires. But government is putting the safety of your family, your home and…

Save our Parks Campaign Public Parks —Private Profit Slowly but surely, Saskatchewan’s provincial parks are becoming a for-profit industry. In 2011, SGEU ran a TV ad arguing that our parks should stay in public hands. In response, the…

Information Technology: Keep our information in safe hands Saskatchewan people lose out as government privatizes information technology services Privatizing information technology services within the provincial government benefits private…

Labour Legislation May 13, 2014 On May 16th we will hear from the Supreme Court on whether or not the right to withdraw labour is protected under the Charter. SGEU filed this lawsuit in conjunction with the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour…

  OWN IT! A project to strengthen and protect public services has been launched in Saskatchewan.  People from across the province will have the opportunity to voice their support for public services by joining the conversation and…

CBO Workers Campaign        

Fentanyl Awareness Fentanyl on the Frontline SGEU has compiled the following resources for further reading on workplace exposure risks and preventative measures regarding fentanyl. Download SGEU’s poster or contact our office…

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Tell government to keep IT services public In Saskatchewan, we expect our government to spend our money wisely. But the Sask Party government is doing just the opposite, by quietly privatizing IT services. Since 2009, IT staff in the…

SELLING SASKATCHEWAN: A decade of privatization Since 2007, the Sask Party government has sold off over $1.1 billion in public assets and eliminated more than 1,200 public sector jobs – trading public good for private interests. It’s…

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