Member Communique: Changes to Administrative Information Management System
On July 24, 2018 with less than 24 hours’ notice, CUPE Local 5430 was called to a meeting with 3S Health, SAHO, Ministry of Health officials and other Union representatives.
Read more: Member Communique: Changes to Administrative Information Management System
Addressing Work Load Issues in Health Care: Victory in the Battlefords
Chronic understaffing and increasing workload are two of the most pressing issues in health care. CUPE 5340 member and Region 1 facility representative Sid Hall has seen the impact of both issues on patient care and health care workers first hand.
Read more: Addressing Work Load Issues in Health Care: Victory in the Battlefords
On Guard for Health Care Security
On July 4, 2018 CUPE Local 5430 sent our official submission to the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) and on July 8, 2018 President Sandra Seitz sent it to health ministers Jim Reiter and Greg Ottenbreit.
The submission -- sent in response to the SHA’s highly questionable review of security services -- draws on the expertise and experience of the dozens of CUPE members who work in health care security services.
You can download and read “On Guard for Public Health Security” here:
Bargaining Tour Schedules
Members of your Bargaining Committee are touring each region to meet with members and get feedback and direction. Your input as members is critical. Please plan to attend a meeting in your region and encourage your coworkers to attend. Tour schedules for regions 2, 3, 4, and 5 are posted here and the schedule for region 1 will be posted shortly.
Region 1 Bargaining Tour Meetings
Region 1 Bargaining Tour Schedule
Region 2 Bargaining Tour Meetings
July 17 @7:00 p.m. at the CUPE Regional 2 Office – 579 – 28th St. W, Prince Albert
July 18 @ 7:00 p.m. Shellbrook Health Centre – Great Room – Shellbrook
July 30 @ 3:00 p.m. Family Room - Leask
July 30 @ 6:30 p.m. Multipurpose Room - Hafford
August 1 @ 2:00 p.m. Big River - Meeting Room
August 1 @ 6:00 p.m. Canwood - Activity Room
August 2 @ 2:00 p.m. Kinistino
Workload Getting you Down?
Have you signed a Workload Postcard yet?! Contact your facility representative, shop steward, or a L. 5430 communicator to sign a workload postcard to be delivered directly to the Minister of Health.
Did you know CUPE’s collective agreement is the only provincial health care agreement that includes a comprehensive, stand-alone provision to address the workload concerns of members?
Learn more here. Then contact your CUPE Region Office or a facility representative if you require a workload complaint form.
Did You Know - Article 15.09 – Workload
CUPE’s collective agreement is the only provincial health care agreement that includes a comprehensive, stand-alone provision to address the workload concerns of members.
Happy Canada Day!
Wishing all of our members, officers and their families a marvellous day of celebrations! Happy Canada Day all!!!
Coalition Unions will not be intimidated by SAHO
Your CUPE, SGEU, and SEIU-West bargaining committees resumed bargaining on June 21, continued bargaining through the weekend, and went late into the evening of June 25.
Filipino trade union leader visits Saskatchewan
CUPE strongly believes that our power to fight back against privatization, austerity and attacks on workers' rights is strengthened through the relationships we build with workers in other workplaces struggling for common causes, including workers in other countries.
A recent visit by Robert Mendoza, President of the Alliance of Health Workers in the Philippines, is just the latest example of CUPE’s global justice work and alliance-building with unions and workers in countries across the world.
Following a weeklong trip to Manitoba, Brother Mendoza made a stop in Saskatchewan to visit the Wascana Rehabilitation Centre and Pasqua hospital in Regina and the long-term care facility Tatagwa View in Weyburn.
Through these facility visits and presentations at two evening social events in Regina and Weyburn, Brother Mendoza spoke about the struggles facing health care workers and trade unionists in the Philippines.
These struggles include: budget cuts to public hospitals, rampant privatization, poverty and poor health for most Filipinos, and “contractualization” or precarious work where many health care workers receive no benefits and have minimal job security. Currently, out-of-pocket spending accounts for 57 percent of health expenditures in the Philippines.
Brother Mendoza also spoke of the many campaigns and mobilization efforts his union and others are undertaking to fight back, including the People’s Health Agenda for free, comprehensive and progressive health services for all citizens.
CUPE members, family and friends were also able to enjoy some amazing Filipino food at the two social events.
Special thanks to CUPE National and CUPE Saskatchewan for helping to make Brother Mendoza’s visit possible.
CUPE 5430 Celebrates National Aboriginal Day
June 21 is National Aboriginal Day, also known as National Indigenous Peoples Day, an annual opportunity to honour and celebrate the diverse cultures of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples. CUPE Local 5430 would like to invite our members to honour this important day.
Indigenous peoples will be celebrating in their communities, and graciously sharing their ceremonies, customs, and heritage with others across the country. It is a day we can all stand in solidarity with Indigenous peoples striving to protect and strengthen their cultures, languages, and way of life.