SGEU President Tracey Sauer has issued the following letter in response to recent public comments made by the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party regarding allegations involving a former member of the Saskatchewan Marshals Service.

Letter to Saskatchewan NDP

On behalf of the Saskatchewan Government and General Employees’ Union (SGEU), I am writing in response to your recent public comments regarding the allegations involving a former member of the Saskatchewan Marshals Service.

As a union representing more than 20,000 public service workers across Saskatchewan, we take seriously our responsibility to defend the rights, dignity, and privacy of our members. I feel I must make SGEU's position clear: any attack on one worker is an attack on all workers. 

While we recognize the important role elected officials play in ensuring accountability and transparency, we are deeply concerned by the way this issue is being discussed publicly. Allegations involving individual workers must be handled through appropriate processes through collective bargaining agreements and respect confidentiality. SGEU members do not deserve to have their privacy threatened.

Public commentary that risks identifying or otherwise targeting individual workers can have serious and lasting impacts, not only on the individuals involved, but on the broader public service. SGEU will always defend our members’ fundamental rights, including the right to fair disciplinary process, privacy, and protection from public speculation.  

If there are concerns about the government’s hiring practices, training, oversight, or public safety, those concerns must be directed at policies, systems and the decision-making process rather than at individual workers.

Our members deserve better.

If there are legitimate concerns related to public safety, we agree that those should be addressed clearly and responsibly. However, discussions must not involve exposing or targeting individual workers; they should instead remain focused on broader systemic accountability and public safety.

We also believe it is important to recognize the broader work being undertaken by members of the Saskatchewan Marshals Service, including efforts to build relationships with communities and strengthen trust, particularly with Indigenous communities across the province. They have just committed to a formal relationship with the James Smith Cree Nation to enhance public safety and are working on agreements with Montreal Lake Cree Nation, One Arrow First Nation and English River First Nation. Fifteen other First Nations in the province are expected to develop engagement agreements by the end of June 2026.

SGEU will always stand up for the rights, dignity and privacy of our members. We urge you to take a measured and responsible approach to this issue and to respect the confidentiality of those involved.

An injury to one is an injury to all. Do not expect SGEU to stay silent as you publicly attack our members, past, present or future. We will not allow attacks on our members from any political party.

I urge you to reconsider your approach and your political posturing.

Saskatchewan workers deserve better. 

Yours sincerely,

Tracey Sauer
President
SGEU

cc:  Michael Weger, Minister of Community Safety
       Ken Cheveldayoff, Minister of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety
       Tim McLeod, Minister of Justice and Attorney General
       Rob Cameron, Chief Marshal of the Saskatchewan Marshals Service