Underfunded and overlooked: Saskatchewan’s CBOs in crisis
Today on CBO Workers Appreciation Day, CUPE, SEIU-West, and SGEU, unions representing people in over 80 community-based organizations (CBOs) across Saskatchewan, are united in their call for immediate meaningful change in the sector. Together, they have been advocating for improved working conditions, sustainable funding, and better support for CBO workers who deliver vital services in communities across the province.
Celebrate CBO Workers’ Appreciation Day 2025
November 6 is CBO Workers’ Appreciation Day, recognizing and celebrating the vital role of Community-Based Organizations (CBO) workers in Saskatchewan. CBO workers are at the heart of a network of care and supportive services for Saskatchewan people and the most vulnerable in our communities.
Sask. Party ghosting parents and workers as the frightening countdown on affordable child care continues
The scariest thing this Halloween for Saskatchewan families, workers, and communities is not ghosts or goblins – it is the ticking clock on affordable child care, according to Kent Peterson, president of CUPE Saskatchewan.
CUPE delegation brings petition to repeal Bill 137 to legislature
Members of CUPE Saskatchewan’s Committee Against Racism and Discrimination (CARD) delivered petitions to the Saskatchewan Legislature today to call on the province to repeal the provincial government’s harmful Bill 137. The petition, which will be tabled in the legislature, calls for the anti-trans legislation to be repealed and the province to ensure that all 2SLGBTQI+ students are supported and protected in accordance with the Saskatchewan Human Rights Code.
Health providers come to the legislature to call for better workplaces and better health care
Saskatchewan’s Health Provider Unions came to the legislature today to call for a new contract. Members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Service Employees International Union-West (SEIU-WEST), and the Saskatchewan Government & General Employees’ Union (SGEU) gathered on the steps of the legislature to call for a new collective bargaining agreement three years after the previous agreement expired.