Posted on April 13, 2011 by christinemiller
For more information, contact either of our Political Action and Awareness Committee Co-Chairs:
Connie Jattansingh at 306.631.7792 or mumsi@sasktel.net
OR
Sandy Weyland at 306.682.5253 or dsweyland@sasktel.net
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Posted on January 22, 2011 by christinemiller
Wakaw – Members of SEIU-West joined community groups and residents of Wakaw at a rally today to send a message to the Saskatoon Health Region (SHR) and the SaskParty government that the Wakaw Hospital is a vital part of the rural health care system.
“This hospital provides important services to a wide-variety of people in a large rural area. If Wakaw is forced to close, it will affect not only the residents in the area but also the vacationers who come in from other parts of the province and beyond,” said SEIU-West Secretary Treasurer Janice Platzke.
“Yet another rural health care centre is being targeted for closure due to a shortage of doctors,” Platzke added. “It appears the government has many excuses but no real plan to address the future of health care in rural Saskatchewan and the issue of recruitment and retention of doctors across the province. “
“For that matter, it appears the government is falling short in many areas when it comes to health care providers”, Platzke added. “We continue to see our own members leaving the health system because of staff shortages, work overloads and unsafe staffing levels. The government needs to address these critical issues to protect and maintain a viable public health care system.
The potential closure of the Wakaw hospital comes as a shock to community members. “Part of the reason some people chose Wakaw as their permanent home was because of the hospital,” said Licensed Practical Nurse Karen Miskolczi. “People only found out about the potential closure earlier this month. We are here today to tell the health region and the government that they can’t let that happen to our community.”
“We serve a growing population that is active and takes pride in their community,” Miskolczi continued. “This weekend alone we have a bonspiel, hockey tournament and a volleyball tournament. What happens if there is a serious injury and someone needs urgent medical attention?”
SEIU-West represents approximately 11,000 health care providers working in four (4) health regions across Saskatchewan, working with communities to maintain and improve health care services across the province.
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CONTACT:
Christine Miller, Communications Coordinator – 306.370.4990 | christine.miller@seiu333.org
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Posted on April 15, 2010 by christinemiller
Representatives from the Service Employees International Union, SEIU-West, will be joined by their Coalition partners from Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and Saskatchewan Government and General Employees Union (SGEU) for an information picket on April 16, 2010, at Saskatoon City Hospital.
The demonstration will highlight the need for SAHO to get back to the bargaining table with the three (3) Unions. SAHO walked away from the bargaining table twice, the final time after which they tabled what they consider a final offer. The Unions have indicated to SAHO that their membership wishes a return to the bargaining table to resolve outstanding items that would address critical staff recruitment and retention issues. To date, SAHO has not shown any willingness to proceed with meaningful, good faith negotiations or to recognize the important role played by over 25,000 members of the health care team in Saskatchewan.
On April 12, the three Unions forwarded a request asking for the immediate attention of the Health Minister to instill good faith in the bargaining process and get SAHO back to the table.
SEIU-West represents approximately 11,000 members, CUPE represents approximately 12,600 members and SGEU represents approximately 2000 members who work as health care providers in the provincial health care system.
The information picket will be held as follows:
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Friday April, 2010 |
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12 noon |
| Location: |
Saskatoon City Hospital
5th Avenue & Queen Street
Saskatoon, Sask. |
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SEIU-WEST represents approximately eleven thousand members across the province working as health care providers within acute care, long term care, home care and the emergency medical services sector.
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