Region Contacts

Region 1 Office (Former Local 5111)

1291-100th Street
North Battleford, SK S9A 0W4
Phone: 445-6433 
Fax: 446-2405
Email:  cupe5111pres@sasktel.net

 

Region 2 Office (former Local 4777)

215-16th Street West
Prince Albert, SK S6V 3V4
Phone: 922-0600 
Fax: 763-8915 
Email: region2gvp@sasktel.net

 

Region 3 Office (former Local 3967)

1651 Park Street 
Regina, SK S4N 5A2 
Phone: 757-7925 
Fax: 757-6959
Email: cupe5430-r3@sasktel.net

 

Region 4 Office (former Local 5999)

46 – 3rd Street
Weyburn, SK
S4H 0V9
Phone: (306) 842-1559
Fax: (306) 842-1560
Email: 5430region4gvp@sasktel.net

 

Region 5 Office (former Local 4980)

180 A Broadway West
Yorkton, Saskatchewan S3N 1E2
Phone: (306) 783-1396
Fax: (306) 783-1398
Email: renkas4980@sasktel.net

1651 Park Street, Regina, SK S4N 5A2 306-546-2185

 

 

Regina: CUPE Local 5430, the union representing public health care providers in Regina and area, is calling on the provincial government to ensure that all new long-term care beds remain publicly funded and administered.

“The provincial government announced 600 new beds in Regina, but has only confirmed that less than half of the beds will remain publicly operated.  Through the COVID-19 pandemic we saw what a difference public long-term care makes,” said Sandra Seitz, president of CUPE Local 5430.  “Private care providers often took shortcuts with staffing levels, personal protective equipment and the health of residents.  In fact, four out of five COVID-19 related deaths in Canada have either been residents or staff of a long-term care home – the highest proportion in the world, and many of these outbreaks were in for-profit spaces.”

It has come to the Local's attention that many of our members are working in temperature conditions which may be harmful to them. Specifically, we've heard that in several kitchens, our members are working in nearly 40⁰C temperatures. This is unacceptable. We can't accept it as a union and you do not have to accept it as a worker. You have the right to refuse. Here's a link to information on how to refuse unsafe work.

High temperatures are not a joke and are not something to simply be endured during the summer. The Employer continues to have an obligation to provide a safe work environment even when the actual environment is not cooperating. The fact that the air conditioner cannot handle the outdoor heat wave coupled with indoor ovens does not mean you have an obligation to endure an unsafe working environment.

We are entering another period of change, as we see the public health orders and restrictions lifted, as well as the state of emergency ended in our province. This all happened on July 11, 2021.

As was reported last time, the lifting of the state of emergency means that the temporary LOU regarding re-deployment, labour pools, cohorting, and supplemental workforce will expire 28 days after the state of emergency is lifted. The LOU will expire on August 8, 2021.

Relief workers who were cohorted in long-term care should have been allowed to return to all relief lists as of July 11, 2021. If you are one of these workers and were not returned or missed shifts that could have been scheduled prior to your return to the relief lists of facilities you were not cohorted to, please contact your region’s office for assistance.

The CUPE Local 5430 Executive Board will be holding the next Quarterly ALL Officers Meeting on: July 7, 2021 at 6:30 pm via Zoom.

This will be a Local Update meeting and give you an opportunity to hear from your fellow officers from all five (5) Regions throughout the Local and ask any questions you may have.

We encourage all officers of the Local to attend and participate. Zoom invites will be sent to all Officers. We hope to see you there! In Solidarity

CUPE Local 5430 Executive Board

  • Region 1: 306-445-6433 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Region 2: 306-922-0600 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Region 3: 306-757-7925 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Region 4: 306-842-1559 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Region 5: 306-783-1396 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

o Main office: 306-546-2185

There are more changes coming in the next few weeks.

We know that you and all the other health care providers have carried the heavy burden of the pandemic for the last 15 months.

As you are likely aware, the province has hit the target it set for first dose vaccinations, and we have heard the premier state that on July 11, 2021 all public health restrictions will be lifted in Saskatchewan as Phase 3 of the re-opening roadmap plan.

On April 17, 2020 CUPE, together with all other health care unions, signed a temporary letter of understanding (LOU) with the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) and the Saskatchewan Association of Health Organizations. This temporary LOU provided for the formation of labour pools, redeployment of employees, cohorting, and in some cases the use of a supplemental workforce for COVID-19 related work.

WHEN:  June 22, 2021 – 6:30 PM

WHERE:  This will be a virtual meeting using Zoom

WHY:  CUPE Local 5430 would like to hear from you. We would like to help with any concerns and answer any questions you may have.

 

If you are interested in attending, please e-mail Nancy Black to be provided with a Zoom invitation to join.
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JOINT COMMUNICATION – IT Member Update

In early 2021, the entire board of directors of eHealth was removed and replaced with a caretaking board of two representatives from the Ministry of Health. We wrote to eHealth and the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) about our collective concerns regarding eHealth’s state of affairs. SHA and eHealth responded with a joint communication that they would contact us as soon as stable operations resumed at eHealth. To date, we haven’t heard from them.

We provided an update to our IT members of SEIU-West, CUPE and SGEU in March 2021 to let you know the SHA and Ministry were trying to contract out some IT services in different locations across the province. The three unions requested that members stay vigilant and contact their Union when and wherethere were efforts to contract out those services. Thank you to all of you who have continued to flag this situation for us so we can prevent and put a stop to the contracting out of IT services.

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About CUPE Local 5430

CUPE Local 5430 is the largest health care union in Saskatchewan, representing over 13,600 members. We represent a wide range of health care providers in five major classification areas: clerical, technical, nursing, support and plant operations. Together, we each contribute to the well-being of hospital patients, long-term care residents and home care clients.

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