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July 8, 2015 Closing job centres in small towns will hurt vulnerable workers and communities A government plan to shut down centres in small towns that help unemployed people find jobs will hurt vulnerable workers, as well as local…

August 5, 2015 Privatization isn’t the answer to the problems afflicting Saskatchewan’s correctional centres, says the president of SGEU. “The Wall government should get out of the kitchens. The only things they will cook is the…

August 14, 2015 The Saskatchewan government must acknowledge the crisis-level conditions in provincial correction centres and move quickly to address them, rather than claiming ignorance, says the union representing Saskatchewan corrections…

Debunking Discrimination through Ancient Wisdom SGEU is stepping up the provincial dialogue around better cultural awareness by relying on some of the province’s rich Aboriginal traditions to help improve workplace harmony. SGEU’s…

SGEU takes Supreme Court case to global arena The head of one of Saskatchewan’s most energetic unions is urging provincial and national residents to send a message to their elected leaders pressing them to step up to the growing global trend…

New research: Privatizing liquor will mean lost revenue for Saskatchewan families View the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives/Parkland Institute's report, here: A Profitable Brew - A Financial Analysis of the SLGA and Its Potential…

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SGEU’s annual convention opened this year with a nod to the province’s Aboriginal and First Nations cultural identity and represented across the union’s membership with a greeting and prayer in Cree by elder, Barb Fraser. President…

July 29, 2015 Two recent serious disturbances at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre are just more symptoms of the serious resource shortage in Saskatchewan’s corrections system, says the union that represents correctional workers across the…

Strike mandate given to Regina Mobile Crisis Services Negotiating Committee The downloadable version can be found here. SGEU members of Regina Mobile Crisis Services have given their Negotiating Committee a strike mandate. The vote took…

Privatized food services a health hazard, say Pine Grove inmates Download the pdf here Letter from Kristen Letter from Fran As complaints skyrocket over poor quality and quantity of food being served at the Regina Correctional Centre,…

Reports show liquor privatization a serious loss for small towns Effects on Ituna, Kerrobert, Langenburg, and Ponteix studied Download a pdf here Government’s liquor privatization plan will have an especially damaging impact on…

Evidence points to high cost of liquor privatization, despite Sask Party claims Download the pdf here Where is the evidence to back up the Sask Party claim that privatizing 40 of the province’s public liquor stores will not drain millions…

March 30, 2016 Increasing violence in provincial correctional centres putting worker safety at risk Download pdf version here Braidy Chase Vermette, 28, escaped from lawful custody late Wednesday.  He is facing a charge of first degree…

Corrections workers frustrated and angered by Ministry's response to escaped inmate Download pdf here Following a March 30 incident in which suspected murderer Braidy Chase Vermette escaped from two unarmed corrections workers escorting him,…