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SGEU Governance Basics: Provincial Council

SGEU is a democratic organization. That means decisions within the union are made by elected members. The highest of these decision-making bodies is the annual SGEU…

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Labour Day isn’t just a celebration. It’s a call to action.

Labour Day isn’t just a celebration. It’s a call to action.

On Labour Day, we honour the generations of workers who built this country – not just with their hands, but with their courage, collective action and unwavering belief in fairness. This year, more than ever, we are reminded that the…

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Indigenous Member Spotlight: Ryan Favel

Indigenous Member Spotlight: Ryan Favel

Born and raised in Île-à-la-Crosse, Ryan Favel is a proud member of the SGEU Indigenous Committee and SGEU’s health sector. “Growing up, I always identified as Métis,” said Ryan. “But I just recently…

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SGEU makes donation to wildfire-stricken Denare Beach

SGEU makes donation to wildfire-stricken Denare Beach

DENARE BEACH – The Saskatchewan Government & General Employees’ Union (SGEU) has made a donation of $10,000 to the Denare Beach Volunteer Fire Service, presented by SGEU President Tracey Sauer. Along with several SGEU…

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Indigenous Member Spotlight: Jackie Watson

Indigenous Member Spotlight: Jackie Watson

SGEU Indigenous Committee member Jackie Watson was born in Shoal Lake, Manitoba, and now lives and works in Moose Jaw. She is proudly First Nations. “It traces back through my great-grandmother,” said Jackie. “She was a Haida…

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SGEU Governance Basics: Convention

SGEU Governance Basics: Convention

Each year in April, approximately 200 SGEU members travel from every corner of the province to one meeting room. There, they spend three days making crucial decisions on behalf of their 20,000 fellow members. Delegates on the 2025 Convention…

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SGEU President: tobacco revenue broken promise a “slap in the face”

SGEU President: tobacco revenue broken promise a “slap in the face”

REGINA – Saskatchewan Government & General Employees’ Union (SGEU) President Tracey Sauer made the following statement in response to Finance Minister Jim Reiter’s announcement that the province’s $700 million share…

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Indigenous member spotlight: Mannie Amyotte

Indigenous member spotlight: Mannie Amyotte

Born and raised in Indian Head, Mannie Amyotte is a proud Métis man and a member of SGEU’s Crown Sector. Mannie currently works as a contract administrator for Living Skies Housing Authority in Regina. As an agency of the…

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A message from Hali Topinka on National Indigenous Peoples Day

A message from Hali Topinka on National Indigenous Peoples Day

Today is the solstice, the day when the sun travels its longest path across the sky. It is the longest day of the year and the official start of summer. And for millennia, it has been acknowledged by Indigenous Peoples as a time of rejuvenation,…

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SGEU to send supplies to members fighting Saskatchewan wildfires

SGEU to send supplies to members fighting Saskatchewan wildfires

PRINCE ALBERT – The Saskatchewan Government and General Employees’ Union (SGEU) leadership will be driving a trailer full of supplies to aid their members and others who are fighting the wildfires that are currently threatening…

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Breast cancer screening expansion needs to match with staffing

Breast cancer screening expansion needs to match with staffing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 2, 2025 REGINA – Tracey Sauer, president of the Saskatchewan Government & General Employees’ Union (SGEU), is calling on the provincial government to ensure that the expansion of breast cancer…

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Legislature passes two bills that could impact SGEU members

Legislature passes two bills that could impact SGEU members

Two bills that impact workers were passed in the spring sitting of the Saskatchewan Legislature. Bill 5 changed the minimum standards for all workers, while Bill 18 changed standards for certain health providers. Bill 5: The Saskatchewan…

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Indigenous member spotlight: Andy Cook

Indigenous member spotlight: Andy Cook

Andy Cook is a member of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band. He grew up on the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation reserve in Southend, Saskatchewan, where he says much of his childhood was spent outdoors. “When I was growing up, a lot of the…

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SGEU president calls for forest fire action from government

SGEU president calls for forest fire action from government

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 29, 2025 REGINA – The president of the Saskatchewan Government and General Employees' Union (SGEU), Tracey Sauer, has called on the Saskatchewan government to take further action to combat the forest fires…

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Show us your Pride for a chance to win

Show us your Pride for a chance to win

Enter our Show Us Your Pride draw for a chance to win a prize pack including: $100 gift card for Hardpressed Print Studio SGEU swag How to enter Complete and submit the Show Us Your Pride Photo Submission Form below, attaching an…

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