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Employers at British Columbia ports say they are going ahead with locking out more than 700 foremen across the province after strike activities from union members began. The lockout will shut port terminals operated by members of the BC Maritime Employers Association, which are located across the B.C. coast from Victoria and Vancouver up to […]

REGINA —A tentative contract has been reached between eHealth Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Government and General Employees’ Union (SGEU) Local 1579 bargaining unit. Details of the agreement will not be available until ratification has been completed. SGEU Local 1579 represents about 650 employees of eHealth Saskatchewan. The majority provide IT and related support to the health […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Rangers and up-and-coming defenseman Braden Schneider have agreed on a two-year, $4.4 million contract extension. General manager Chris Drury announced the deal with the 22-year-old Schneider on Saturday, leaving fellow defenseman Ryan Lindgren as the only unsigned starter on defense. Lindgren has filed for arbitration. The announcement came […]

Saskatchewan teachers have resumed job action in a bid to push the province back into bargaining on issues of classroom sizes and student supports.  The sanctions mean teachers won’t volunteer their time for lunchroom supervision and extracurricular activities.  Also, they will arrive to school only 15 minutes before the start of the day and will leave […]

Its back to the drawing board for the Sask Party Government and the province’s teachers after STF members voted to reject the latest settlement offer. A news release from the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation says 90 percent of those who voted, rejected the deal. The STF says 92.2 percent of eligible members voted. Teachers have been […]

Saskatchewan’s education minister is being accused of trying to influence a teachers vote after saying he’s not ruling out extending the school year should educators reject his offer and take job action.  Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation president Samantha Becotte says Jeremy Cockrill’s remarks are disappointing as members decide whether they want to accept the deal. Teachers are voting […]

 Executives with Shercom Industries were in Regina Tuesday looking to set the record straight over what has gone on with tire processing in the province of Saskatchewan. In particular, President Shane Olson and Chief Operating Officer Mike Richards raised concerns about decisions made by Tire Stewardship of Saskatchewan and the role of the Ministry of Environment […]

The process of awarding tire processing contracts in Saskatchewan has been front and centre at the Legislature this week. “It’s looking like one big fat tire fire,” said Opposition Ethics and Democracy Critic Meara Conway on how a California-based company — Crumb Rubber Manufacturers — ended up with the tire processing contract for the southern part of the […]

 A controversial tire processing contract awarded to California-based Crumb Rubber Manufacturers in 2022 was again a hot topic in the Legislature, as Opposition members once more tried to tie that contract to lobbying done by former Sask Party Finance Minister Kevin Doherty. The opposition had been attempting to tie Doherty to a “sweetheart deal” for […]

There still seems to be considerable uncertainty about whether a tentative collective agreement between the province and Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation will be finally ratified by a vote of its members. In fact STF leadership was not even willing to use the language “tentative agreement” to describe what had happened, despite the government using that language […]