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Shift Work Committee

 



THE SHIFT WORKER COMMITTEE SHALL:



  • Supply information and education to SGEU’s Bargaining Units and their members on shift work issues.

  •  Help employees and workplaces to improve their work settings and environment.

  • Develop, review and recommend union policies and contract language concerning issues of shift work to bargaining units and Convention.

  •  Examine all issues and the effects of shift work on the member’s Union participation and health as well as their work, home, and community lives.

  • Develop educational material and seminars for members, specific to shift work and its effects, and devise a mechanism to deliver the information to our members.

  • Encourage bargaining committees to achieve altered hours of work schedules that will minimize the negative effects of shift work. Work to improve provincial and federal legislation on shift work.

  • Encourage NUPGE and the SFL to establish a national network of unions, shift workers and employers.

  • Monitor shift work related issues.

  • Liaise with the Workers’ Compensation Board to identify issues and resolutions on the effects, both psychological and physical, of shift work on shift work employees.

  • Liaise with the Long Term Disability Committee to identify issues and resolutions on the effects, both psychological and physical, of shift work on shift work employees.

  • Work in conjunction with the OH&S/E Committee to organize and host a biennial conference in odd numbered years.

  •  Identify issues and resolutions to enable shift workers to participate more fully in union activities. 

Committee Members 



  • Bronwyn Wyatt (Community Services)

  • Mike Henselmann (Crowns)

  • Louise Pederson (Education)

  • Dalles Kracher (Equity)

  • Sherri Hanson (Health)

  • Vacant (Provincial Council)

  • Bonnie McRae (Public Service)

  • Sharon Johnston (Retail/Regulatory)

  • Cory Hendriks (Staff Advisor)