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27 Feb 07
SGEU disgusted with Carriere settlement
News that government settled out of court with Murdoch Carriere and provided a $275,000 payment plus pension repayment options was greeted with outrage and dismay at SGEU.
21 Feb 07
SIAST Academic members reach tentative agreement
After seven days and nights of negotiations, SIAST Academic staff and management reached a tentative agreement shortly after 3:00 p.m. today.
15 Feb 07
SIAST Professional Services Unit gets strike mandate
Members of the SIAST Professional Services Bargaining Unit voted 87% in favour of strike action yesterday.
2 Feb 07
Striking workers return to work
SGEU and the government reached agreement today for the orderly return-to-work for the 1,340 members on the picket lines. The return-to-work agreement brings an end to the 44 day strike which saw workers from Corrections, Environment, Justice, SPM, Finance and Highways off the job.
31 Jan 07
SGEU accepts Ready’s recommendations
SGEU announced today that it accepts Vince Ready's recommendations and will take those recommendations to the membership for a vote.
29 Jan 07
Union asks to meet with government
SGEU has asked to meet with government to discuss Vince Ready’s recommendations.
10 Jan 07
SIAST Woodland Campus
An information picket at Woodland Campus in Prince Albert took place at noon today to highlight the lack of progress in contract talks.
9 Jan 07
Labour unrest at SIAST
SGEU members of the SIAST academic bargaining unit held an information picket in Saskatoon Tuesday to highlight stalled contract talks. A key concern at the bargaining table is enhancing wages and pension benefits to ensure recruitment and retention of instructors.
7 Jan 07
More Highway crews off the job
Snow plow operators and supervisors in 40 more locations, this time in southern Saskatchewan, will join their striking co-workers on the picket line at midnight tonight.
6 Jan 07
Highway crews off the job
Snow plow operators and supervisors in 22 locations in north central Saskatchewan will walk off the job at midnight tonight.
5 Jan 07
More workers off the job
The SGEU strike escalated today with more workers walking off the job. Joining Corrections workers on the picket line are government workers in the Enforcement Centre in Prince Albert.
22 Dec 06
Contract talks break off
Talks between the Public Service/Government Employment (PS/GE) Bargaining Unit and government broke off late yesterday, December 21st, with little progress made at the table. No further talks are scheduled.
20 Dec 06
SGEU on strike
Members of the Public Service/General Employment (PS/GE) Bargaining Unit withdrew their services today in the first of a series of rotating strikes.
19 Dec 06
Some progress in contract talks with government
Negotiations between the Public Service/General Employment (PS/GE) Bargaining Unit and government resulted today with some progress being made at the table.
14 Dec 06
SGEU issues 48-hour strike notice
SGEU issued 48-hour strike notice this morning, on behalf of 13,000 government employees.
4 Dec 06
Public Services get strike mandate
Public service members of SGEU have given their Negotiating Committee a strike mandate. The collective agreement covering 13,000 public service workers expired September 30, 2006.
2 Nov 06
Meewasin Valley workers picket board meeting
Board members arriving at the Meewasin Valley Authority office on Friday, Nov. 3 will have to pass through an information picket being conducted by the Authority’s employees the same day.
6 Oct 06
St. Brieux student awarded bursary
Chantal Nagy of St. Brieux is the recipient of a $1500 bursary.
4 Oct 06
Government violates Employment Insurance rules
SGEU is calling on the provincial government to abide by federal legislation.
4 Oct 06
Birch Hills student awarded bursary
Sheldon Larson of St. Birch Hills is the recipient of a $1500 bursary.
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