As many of you are aware, on April 18, the Saskatchewan Health Authority issued a memo announcing a province-wide review of security services, using an external consultant named Tony Weeks.

Open Letter to CUPE Local 5430 Members

RE:  Information Technology and the Saskatchewan Health Authority

In conjunction with the release of the Saskatchewan Government’s budget on Tuesday, April 10, CUPE Local 5430 learned of significant changes coming to members who work in information technology (IT).

April 9, 2018

Your health providers coalition bargaining committee met in Saskatoon this week from Thursday, April 5 to Sunday, April 8.

We remain focused on getting the best possible collective agreements.

Your union bargaining committees met this week from Sunday, March 25 to Wednesday, March 28.  We continue to remain focused on getting the best agreement possible.

Region 5 Members in Melville are wearing CUPE at work to support the bargaining committee during negotiations this week!

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This message is running in newspapers across the province this week in all areas where CUPE represents health care workers.

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Your health care provider coalition met during the week of March 12-16, 2018 in Saskatoon with SAHO. Negotiations had previously broken off at the end of November of 2017 when we were unable to agree to a set of principles that would set us on a path to achieving a collective agreement.

5430 members in Melville took this group photo to show support for the Bargaining Committee. Remember to wear CUPE in the workplace during bargaining this week if you can in your department.  

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Congratulations to Brian Manegre and Marilyn Goll on their CUPE Saskatchewan awards for union activism! And also to the entire executive board and membership of former Local 5111 (Now L. 5430, Region 1) on their Woodrow Stanley Lloyd Award for Collective Action! This award was given for their commitment to workplace health and safety in the name-tag arbitration victory.

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On March 12 a delegation of Local 5430 members from across the province hand-delivered more than 2,000 individually signed postcards to the office of Minister of Health Jim Reiter.

The postcards demand a fair and reasonable pay increase for health care workers, not a 3.5% wage rollback.

The delivery of postcards to the minister's office coincided with the first day of the new legislative session and as parties return to the bargaining table in health care.

The delegation of 5430 members also met with opposition Health Critic Danielle Chartier and Labour Critic Nicole Rancourt to discuss the seriousness of short-staffing, workload, workplace violence, resident care, and retention and recruitment of staff in health care.

  1. 5430 Telephone Town Hall Meeting
  2. New Long-Term Care Survey Reveals Widespread Understaffing, Despite Flawed Methodology
  3. Unions to resume bargaining with SAHO in March
  4. Article 21.14 – Multi-Site Work
  5. Articles 27.06 and 27.07 – Consecutive Days Off and Consecutive Work Days