The NDP is taking Premier Scott Moe to task on the drop in revenue from Crown Corporations. The Sask Party government collected more than 247 million dollars from crowns in the last budget, with the crowns missing their revenue target by 237 million dollars. “Frankly, it shows how little they respect the people of Saskatchewan […]
The Saskatchewan NDP are calling on the province to prioritize helping families and businesses who missed Crown utility payments during the pandemic, instead of rebranding. SaskPower Critic Aleana Young says it seems the government is trying to make a profit on Saskatchewan residents instead of helping them recover. “This is the last thing families and […]
The Government of Saskatchewan announced that it will be reducing compensation for Crown Corporation executives. Crown CEOs and Vice-Presidents will their salary holdbacks reduced by just over 66 percent., with Crown Investments Corporation (CIC) executive seeing their holdbacks eliminated entirely. Crown Investments Minister Don Morgan says the province doesn’t think it’s fair to offer big […]
The decision by Regina’s Executive Committee to vote in favour of banning fossil fuel companies from advertising with the city has drawn some backlash from Saskatchewan’s Premier. In a statement, Premier Scott Moe called the vote “absurd”, adding it would restrict energy companies from sponsoring or advertising with the city. He went on to say […]
Unifor and the Saskatchewan Crown Corporations have ratified new collective agreements. SaskTel, SaskEnergy, SaskPower, SaskWater and the Water Security Agency have come up with new contracts with Unifor employees that include raises over the next six years. “Unifor members took historic action to get a contract they deserve,” said Jerry Dias, Unifor National President. “Solidarity […]
A bit of a situation in the Regina-Wascana riding Monday has caused some polling stations to merge. While Crown employees received their new deal Sunday from the provincial Crowns, roughly 20 of them signed up to work at polling stations Monday, but are now unable to work. However, Elections Canada spokesperson Marie-France Kenny said no […]
Unifor has announced they are taking two actions on Saturday after reaching an impasse with the Crowns before the weekend. In a statement from the union on Saturday morning, they are strengthening support at the picket line at the Poplar River power plant in Coronach, allowing only essential services workers to enter or exit. Unifor […]
As the Unifor strike impacting Saskatchewan’s Crown Corporations continues, there are plans in place for a rally at Victoria Park later this morning to mark one week of official job action. According to Unifor, the rally will include hundreds of Unifor members and supporters from across the province to send a message to the provincial […]
The picket lines are still active at SaskEnergy, SaskTel, SaskPower and some other Crowns as Unifor members have been on strike since Friday. Over 4,000 employees continue to walk the streets on a $300-per-week strike pay while contract talks seem to be at a standstill between the sides. The situation has already been difficult for […]
Unifor, the union representing over 4,000 workers at Saskatchewan Crown Corporations and another government agency, says an impasses has been reached in contract talks meaning a full-scale strike starts Friday. A work-to-rule campaign started Monday with members refusing to work overtime and disregarding any of the company’s performance targets with the threat of the strike […]
