Members of the CUPE Saskatchewan Education Workers’ Steering Committee (EWSC) gathered outside Minister of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety Ken Cheveldayoff’s office today to deliver hundreds of valentines urging the provincial government to make meaningful investments in public education in the 2026 provincial budget.
Members of CUPE 2268 and CUPE 3730 have delivered a strong strike mandate, voting overwhelmingly in favour of strike action if necessary.
From 4 p.m. on Saturday, February 7 to 11 a.m. on Monday, February 9, members of both locals participated in a strike vote, with nearly 90% of those who voted in each local voting in favour.
CUPE welcomes approximately 80 new members into the union following a favourable decision from the Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board (LRB).
The members who form CUPE 5604 are Southland Transportation bus drivers working in 16 communities across the Horizon School Division.
CUPE 4747 is raising serious concerns following the Living Sky School Division Board’s decision to move forward with a plan to sell off its rural school bus fleet and contract out transportation services to a private company, Southland Transportation.
“At this stage, there are still many unanswered questions,” said Krista Walker, president of CUPE 4747. “We recognize the financial challenges the school division is facing, but contracting out a critical public service like student transportation carries significant long-term risks.”
Mediation efforts between CUPE 2268, CUPE 3730, and the Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools have ended without agreement this week.
On Monday, January 26, the CUPE 3730 bargaining committee met with the employer and a provincial mediator in an effort to advance negotiations. The following day, January 27, the CUPE 2268 bargaining committee participated in mediation under the same process.
