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Last stretch of SK Fairness Express tour - September 30, 2014

Last stretch of SK Fairness Express tour - September 30, 2014

Last stretch of SK Fairness Express tour - September 30, 2014 From its beginnings in Atlantic Canada, through to Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia, the big green Fairness Express bus traveled more than 22,000 kms before…

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SGEU supports youth leadership with Next Up partnership - September 17, 2013

SGEU supports youth leadership with Next Up partnership - September 17, 2013

SGEU supports youth leadership with Next Up partnership - September 17, 2013 SGEU has recently partnered up with Next Up Saskatchewan, a progressive youth leadership training program focusing on environmental and social justice issues.…

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Gaps in wildlife detection services put northerners at risk - August 16, 2013

Gaps in wildlife detection services put northerners at risk - August 16, 2013

Gaps in wildlife detection services put northerners at risk - August 16, 2013 Large areas of northern Saskatchewan are currently without wildfire detection services, placing families and communities at risk as the fire hazard grows, according…

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Demolishing fire tower observer posts risks public safety - July 3, 2013

Demolishing fire tower observer posts risks public safety - July 3, 2013

Demolishing fire tower observer posts risks public safety - July 3, 2013 The provincial government is putting public safety at risk by moving to demolish cupolas on the province’s fire towers, according to SGEU.  Destroying this…

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Defending the dignity and integrity of Saskatchewan professionals

Defending the dignity and integrity of Saskatchewan professionals

Defending the dignity and integrity of Saskatchewan professionals SGEU calls on business group to stop its devaluing of labour The union representing close to 20,000 hard-working trained professionals across Saskatchewan says shame on the…

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Members recognized for keeping our workplaces safe

Members recognized for keeping our workplaces safe

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…

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Own it! project to protect public services launched

Own it! project to protect public services launched

  OWN IT! A project to strengthen and protect public services has been launched in Saskatchewan. People from across the province will have the opportunity to voice their support for public services by joining the conversation and taking…

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Unnecessary delays making overcrowding in corrections worse

Unnecessary delays making overcrowding in corrections worse

Unnecessary delays making overcrowding in corrections worse The longstanding issues of overcrowded Saskatchewan prisons are not being resolved because of short-sighted decisions and unnecessary delays, says the union that represents…

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Partnership agreement signed

Partnership agreement signed

SGEU, the Province of Saskatchewan and the Kelsey Trail, Mamawetan Churchill River and Keewatin Yatthe health regions have signed a partnership agreement as part of a shared commitment to patient-first care and health system transformation. Read…

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Food services contract raises serious questions

Food services contract raises serious questions

October 5, 2015 Food services contract raises serious questions PRINTABLE VERSION The Saskatchewan government’s decision to privatize food services in correctional and young offender facilities is not as simple or sweet a deal as…

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New essential services bill does not erase harm of past illegal law

New essential services bill does not erase harm of past illegal law

Download printable version here October 15, 2015 New proposed essential services legislation introduced by the Sask. Party government today does not erase the harm done to tens of thousands of Saskatchewan workers who were stripped of their…

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Mismanagement of wildfire crisis

Mismanagement of wildfire crisis

October 29, 2015 Download printable version here View the brochure here The government’s mismanagement of the 2015 wildfire crisis put families and communities at risk, according to SGEU, and an independent, public review is needed to…

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Liquor changes need independent review

Liquor changes need independent review

Before government decides to privatize any more of Saskatchewan’s public liquor system, the impacts need to be examined by a thorough and independent public review, says SGEU. “A huge amount of annual public revenue is on the line, and the…

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SGEU to make donation to Prince Albert's KIN Enterprises

SGEU to make donation to Prince Albert's KIN Enterprises

December 17, 2015 Click here for printed version SGEU President Bob Bymoen and the chair of the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC) bargaining unit, Al Evans, will present a cheque for $2,500 to KIN Enterprises on Friday,…

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Cuts to education and health costing Saskatchewan families

Cuts to education and health costing Saskatchewan families

December 8, 2015 Download printable version here The provincial government’s decision to cut millions in funding from post-secondary education and health care in order to offset a budget deficit is short sighted and undermines public…

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