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June is Pride Month across Saskatchewan! This month is a time to celebrate two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and pansexual (2SLGBTQIAP+) communities, and recognize the hard work and sacrifices of queer…

To my fellow Indigenous and non-Indigenous members, My name is Hali Topinka, and last month I became SGEU’s Indigenous Vice-President – the first person ever elected to this new role. I envisioned my first message to you being…

REGINA – SGEU President Tracey Sauer has written to Don Morgan, Minister for Labour Relations and Workplace Safety, to call for legislated paid sick days for all workers in Saskatchewan. “Across Canada, almost half of working…

Dear SGEU members and staff in the Prince Albert region, With the ongoing threat of wildfires in the Prince Albert area, we recognize the adversity you are currently facing. The fires have created uncertain working and living conditions for…

Across Canada, nurses are being celebrated during National Nursing Week. This occasion to reflect on the vital work of the nursing profession is commemorated each year during the week of May 12, the birthday of nursing pioneer Florence…

SGEU is recognizing its members who serve as community youth workers, facility youth workers, probation officers, and correctional officers on Correctional Services Appreciation Day, which is proclaimed annually on May 7 by the Government of…

Tomorrow marks the National Day of Mourning for workers who have been killed, injured, or gotten sick on the job. Each year, approximately 1,000 Canadian workers, and more than 2.7 million workers around the world, die because of an injury or an…

Members recognized for keeping our workplaces safe SGEU wishes to congratulate member, Lorna Hamilton upon receiving the 2015 Safe Worker and Safe Employer Award from WorkSafe Saskatchewan. Hamilton is a continuing care assistant at the…

Retirees urge new members to show strong support for their union New life members Recent retirees including those inducted into SGEU’s lifetime members group this year recently sat down together to reflect on what they call a…

The provincial government’s decision to hand over the operation and control of a campground in Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park to a private corporation will cost families more, according to SGEU. “Any profits generated by our…

SGEU wishes to congratulate member, Lorna Hamilton upon receiving the 2015 Safe Worker and Safe Employer Award from WorkSafe Saskatchewan. Hamilton is a continuing care assistant at the Kelvindell Lodge in Kelvington. Hamilton was nominated by…

Here at SGEU, the thing we are most proud of is the excellence and richness of the experiences our varied members bring both to our organization and our community. Muna De Ciman is no exception. In this link to a feature of De Ciman, you will…

New life members Recent retirees including those inducted into SGEU’s lifetime members group this year recently sat down together to reflect on what they call a dramatically-changing climate for labour.  See more here…