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 The petition, which will be tabled in the legislature, calls for the anti-trans legislation to be repealed and the province to ensure that all 2SLGBTQI+ students are supported and protected in accordance with the Saskatchewan Human Rights Code.
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.
After reviewing Scott Moe’s throne speech, CUPE Saskatchewan is alarmed that the government has no plans to strengthen public services, fix schools, end the health care crisis, or give workers a raise.
The union representing over 7,000 education support workers across Saskatchewan is calling out the Sask. Party government for neglecting crumbling infrastructure in its Building Schools Faster Act.
During National School Safety Week, the CUPE Saskatchewan Education Workers’ Steering Committee (EWSC) is calling for stronger protections to keep both students and staff safe in schools.
