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SGEU concerned for worker and inmate safety after further increase of violence at Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre   SGEU is renewing its call for more resources and better strategies to deal with another increase of gang…

SGEU calls on Sask Party government to amend employment act, and provide long-term funding for Community-Based Organizations   October 23, 2019 As the fourth session of the 28th Legislature opens today, SGEU is calling on the Sask…

SGEU members at Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board reach impasse in bargaining October 28, 2019 SGEU members employed at the Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) have reached an impasse at the bargaining table and…

CBO Workers - making a difference for people across Saskatchewan For immediate release – November 6, 2019 Today, on CBO Worker Appreciation Day, SGEU, SEIU-West and CUPE thank the thousands of people who work at Community-Based…

SGEU Public Service members vote to accept PS/GE Memorandum of Agreement November 8, 2019 In ratification votes held from October 7 to November 6, members of SGEU’s Public Service/Government Employment (PS/GE) Bargaining Unit…

Province should utilize SLGA distribution centre, not open door to private warehouses November 28, 2019 SGEU is calling on the provincial government to make use of the established and efficient distribution system operated by the…

CBO workers submit petitions to government, calling for multi-year funding for Community-Based Organizations December 2, 2019 (Regina) Frontline workers representing SEIU-West, SGEU and CUPE, are at the Saskatchewan Legislature today to…

SGEU members at Livestock Services of Saskatchewan ratify first contract December 12, 2019 SGEU members at Livestock Services of Saskatchewan (LSS) have overwhelmingly voted in favour of a new five-year collective agreement. As…

Professional Services Bargaining Unit secures tentative agreement December 13, 2019 SGEU’s Professional Services Bargaining Unit (PSBU), which represents non-academic staff at Saskatchewan Polytechnic, has secured a tentative…

SGEU members at Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC) secure tentative agreement December 20, 2019 SGEU’s bargaining committee at the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC) has reached a tentative collective bargaining…

December 23, 2019 SGEU members at Social Detox Centre in Moose Jaw echo concerns about the need for better addictions services in Saskatchewan SGEU members at Wakamow Manor Social Detox Centre located in Moose Jaw are echoing concerns…

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…