Tag Archives: labour
Provincial unemployment rate goes up slightly
Saskatchewan no longer has the lowest unemployment rate in the country. Figures from Statistics Canada on Friday morning show the provincial rate is 7.3 percent in February which is up from a January ...
Mar 12, 2021
Extra weeks to be added to COVID-19 benefits for workers, parents
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is adding 12 weeks of eligibility to two key benefits for unemployed workers and parents at home with children. The extra life for the Canada ...
Feb 19, 2021
Labour groups ask Liberals to extend pandemic benefits as workers set to max out aid
It has been 11 months since Christine Ilott lost her job in live theatre when the pandemic forced closures in the entertainment industry. The Toronto-area woman has unsuccessfully hunted for work sinc...
Feb 18, 2021
Province makes changes to extend job protection
The Government of Saskatchewan has announced amendments to The Employment Standards Regulations that will extend job protection to employees looking to access the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit and ...
Feb 03, 2021
Impasse in negotiations declared by union representing workers at Saskatchewan Cancer Agency
Workers at the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency represented by SGEU are asking for a Labour Relations Officer to step in and assist with a satisfactory agreement as efforts to reach a new contract are not g...
Sep 16, 2020
SEIU-West Members to Demonstrate in Moose Jaw
A group of SEIU-West members will be outside of health care facilities in Moose Jaw today Wednesday demonstrating their frustration with the pace of bargaining and what they call, the Saskatchewan gov...
Sep 02, 2020
Province comes to terms with HSAS on new contract
The province has come to terms with the Health Sciences Association of Saskatchewan on a new six year contract. The deal, which retroactively runs from 2018 to 2024, sees no wage increase in the first...
Aug 20, 2020
Kevin Bittman leaving job at Co-Op refinery
The man speaking for Unifor Local 594 during the nearly seven-month lockout at the Co-Op Refinery that officially ended this week will not be returning to his job. Kevin Bittman tells “The Regin...
Jun 25, 2020
Meili says 13 cent increase in minimum wage is an insult to workers
Friday’s announcement by the province that the minimum wage is going up by 13 cents an hour is being met with outrage by the province’s NDP leader. Ryan Meili says the increase is an ̶...
Jun 08, 2020
Health-care union warns Saskatchewan premier of possible job action
A union representing more than 12,000 health-care and long-term care workers in Saskatchewan has written to the premier warning of job action if there is no change in negotiations. Service Employees I...
Jun 05, 2020
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