CUPE 8443, Saskatoon Public Schools at impasse over wages
Bargaining between CUPE 8443, representing education support workers with Saskatoon Public Schools, and the employer has reached an impasse, with wages remaining the central issue.
“This is about being paid fairly for the work our members do every day,” said Dene Nicholson, CUPE 8443 president. “Education support workers are among the lowest paid workers in the school system, but schools depend on us. Costs keep going up and our wages just aren’t keeping up.”
CUPE welcomes Supreme Court decision to grant labour coalition intervenor status in Bill 137 appeal
This week, CUPE Saskatchewan, the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour, and the Canadian Teachers’ Federation were granted leave by the Supreme Court of Canada to intervene in the Court of Appeal case concerning Bill 137: The Education Amendment Act, 2023.
Higher fees, broken promises: $10-a-day child care on life support
Statement from Kent Peterson, CUPE Saskatchewan President:
“Scott Moe’s child care cuts break the promise of $10-a-day child care and will cost families and workers more.
“Restricting tuition free training to Early Childhood Educator (ECE) Level I will make staffing shortages worse, puts centres at risk of failing certification requirements of ECE II and ECE III staffing levels, and limit career advancement opportunities.
CUPE Health Care Workers Call Out Last-in-Canada CCA Wages
Frontline health care workers gathered at the Saskatchewan Legislature today to highlight new research showing that Continuing Care Assistants (CCAs) in Saskatchewan are among the lowest paid in the country, intensifying concerns about staffing shortages and the stability of the province’s health system.
CUPE 47 members deliver strong strike mandate
Members of CUPE 47 have delivered an overwhelming strike mandate, with nearly 90% voting in favour of strike action. CUPE 47 represents City of Saskatoon workers at the water and wastewater treatment plants who provide vital services, including water treatment and metering, protecting drinking water, and ensuring wastewater is treated safely to protect the environment – services critical to the daily life of more than one-third of Saskatchewan’s residents.