After over a year of bargaining and without notice, Deer Park Villa Inc., has notified the Minister of Labour that negotiations with CUPE 4552 have reached impasse. This unexpected action follows months of bargaining where the bargaining committee had to fight off concessions, secure hours of work, and fight for fair wages.
Province’s largest union launches new campaign: Scott Moe has Broken Saskatchewan health care
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Today, CUPE Saskatchewan launched a new province-wide multimedia election advertising campaign. The campaign highlights Scott Moe’s broken promises, and the heath care crisis he created.
“Scott Moe broke our health care system – Saskatchewan has the worst wait times in Canada. Scott Moe has closed emergency rooms and health care centres across the province, and hospitals are bursting at the seams,” said Kent Peterson, president of CUPE Saskatchewan. “This provincial election is a health care election. It’s time to fix Scott Moe’s broken health care system. It’s time for a change.”
CUPE health care workers deliver hundreds of messages to Scott Moe
On the first full day of the provincial election campaign, CUPE health care workers delivered hundreds of postcards at the provincial legislature. The postcards were signed by health care workers during summer outreach across the province. Let’s make this a health care election!
CUPE sounds the alarm on violence in Saskatchewan schools
Following ongoing violent incidents in Saskatchewan schools including the dangerous attack impacting CUPE members at Evan Hardy Collegiate in Saskatoon, CUPE is calling for urgent action from the provincial government to address safety issues in schools.
Peterson: Scott Moe’s tax hikes hurt working people the most
In an Op-Ed published in the Regina Leader-Post today, CUPE Saskatchewan President Kent Peterson makes the case that Scott Moe’s tax hikes hurt working people the most and has broken Saskatchewan’s affordability. It’s time for change in this fall’s election.