Your bargaining committee met with SAHO on August 27, 28, and September 18. The employer has been resistant to scheduling additional bargaining dates this fall and continues to drag its feet and stall negotiations. This is frustrating for your bargaining committee, as we have been bargaining for an entire year, and our members have been without a contract since April 1, 2023.

We approached bargaining with the intent to fight for improvements on issues like relief work, overtime, professional fees, leaves, occupational health and safety, wages, long-term disability benefits, extended health and dental, and pension.

REGINA: In light of ongoing functionality and payroll issues, CUPE 5430 is demanding a plan to fix the failing AIMS payroll system and ensure health care workers are being properly compensated, as many are missing hundreds of dollars on their paycheques. 

The Administrative Information Management System (AIMS) was designed to manage payroll, scheduling, human resources, and finances for the Saskatchewan Health Authority. The project implementation has been riddled with issues for years: 

• AIMS was expected to be operational by May 2021. The first roll-out did not take place until November 2022 and was cancelled due to widespread functionality issues. 
• The cost of the project has ballooned from an expected $86 million to a projected $240 million with no end to the rising price tag in sight. 
• Since AIMS was recently re-launched, dozens of CUPE health care workers reporting missing hours on their paycheques. 

REGINA: Today, CUPE 5430 is proud to announce the launch of a new campaign calling for the Government of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Health Authority to end their stalling tactics at the bargaining table.

“Our members work tirelessly to ensure that hospital patients, long-term care residents, and home care clients receive the highest quality care,” said Bashir Jalloh, president of CUPE 5430. “As a union we are deeply concerned about the government’s plan to erode our workplace protections, standardize contracts with the worst terms, and make it easier to contract out and privatize health care. These proposed changes threaten to weaken our health care system and make it harder to retain the skilled workers who provide the care that Saskatchewan families rely on.”