The CUPE 5428 bargaining committee and the Town of Esterhazy returned to the table on July 22, successfully reaching a tentative agreement. CUPE 5428 members voted to ratify the deal at a general membership meeting, and the Town of Esterhazy followed with ratification at a special council meeting.
CUPE members of Saskatoon education locals stood alongside Matt Love, Saskatchewan NDP Shadow Minister for Education, and Joan Pratchler, Saskatchewan NDP Associate Shadow Minister for Education, at a press conference yesterday calling on the Sask. Party government to restore Jordan’s Principle funding.
Health care workers from CUPE 5430 gathered outside the office of the Minister of Health in North Battleford today, holding a rally and press conference to raise urgent concerns about their working conditions.
Kent Peterson, the president of Saskatchewan’s largest union – CUPE Saskatchewan – has sent a letter to Secretary of State Buckley Belanger urging him and his federal Liberal government to respect Charter-protected workers’ rights.
CUPE Saskatchewan calls on Scott Moe and the Sask. Party to renew the $10-a-day child care agreement with the federal government, as the province has the worst availability of child care spaces in the country.
