bargaining

The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) has announced that they will take their next job action on Monday if the government doesn’t get serious about negotiating and changing course. STF has reset the clock to their five-day countdown for further job action, with STF President Samantha Becotte saying they are still looking for issues like class […]

Teachers, principals and other members of the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation are staging a one day walk out to push for a better deal with the provincial government. The two sides are far apart in talks, especially when it comes to class size and complexity. Teachers want to bargain this issues at the table, but the […]

Farmers who do business with Viterra may be breathing a sigh of relief. Late Thursday evening, Viterra presented its final offer to the Grain and General Services Union (GSU) Locals 1 & 2, which represents 436 employees. On Friday, Union officers gathered to review details of the offer and decided “it is in the best […]

The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) and the Saskatchewan Trucking Association (STA) are hoping a deal can be reached between Viterra and the union representing its employees before its too late. Viterra and the Grain and General Services Union Locals 1 & 2 have been negotiating for over a year and have until 2 […]

Viterra responded to the 72-hour strike notice issued by the union representing its employees. In a statement, the company says its committed to safety in the workplace and providing its workers with “competitive pay and benefits within a performance-based process.” Both sides have Wednesday and Thursday to negotiate a new deal, and if no progress […]

More than 155,000 public servants are now on strike after the country’s biggest federal public-sector union and the government failed to reach a deal by a Tuesday evening deadline. Federal departments and agencies have released a list of services that may be disrupted now that workers are on strike. Here’s an updated list of what […]

Unifor is hoping to get back to the bargaining table Thursday morning. On Wednesday, the Unifor National President Jerry Dias held a press conference at Hotel Saskatchewan to say the union would remove the blockades at multiple gates at the Co-op Refinery in an effort to get back to the table. Dias also asked Premier […]

Education Minister Gord Wyant says class size can’t be included in a contract offer with the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation because legislation prevents that from happening, but the President of the STF doesn’t believe that’s true. Wyant says it could be done locally but not provincially. Patrick Maze points out the legislation reads that it can […]

The Saskatchewan government has taken its negotiations with the province’s teachers public. Education Minister Gord Wyant released their monetary offer after it was tabled at the bargaining table. It calls for a $1,500 one-time payment to full time teachers in the first year on top of the one-percent increase that came into effect after their […]