Mission:

To keep our members informed and up-to-date with a view to broadly promote our union and to expand upon education opportunities for members interested in taking on an activist, leadership and/or a representative role. Providing members and members’ families with educational opportunities through scholarship program and setting criteria for selection process.

Vision:

To educate, engage and motivate our members through our education opportunities. This will activate and empower members to be leaders in our union.

Members:

Co-Chairs:

Charlene Redekopp - Head Cook - Rosthern Hospital (Rosthern) 306.222.2571 

Colleen Denniss - Continuing Care Assistant - Rosevilla Long Term Care - (Rosetown) 306.831.4131 

Recording Secretary: 

Tanya Brost - on leave of absence

Members:

Csilla Vajda

Laura Fleming

Crystal Paulson - Continuing Care Assistant, Pleasantview Care Home (Wadena) 306.338.8051 

Darlene Johnston - Continuing Care Assistant, Last Mountain Pioneer Home (Strasbourg) 306.725.8011 (text only please)

Melanie King - Continuing Care Assistant, Home Care (Saskatoon)

Top Officer:
Jason Monteith - 1-888-999-SEIU ext 4225 

Staff Representative:
Dennel Pickering - 306-652-1011 ext. 2241

Work of the Education Committee:

The members of the Education Committee do many things including:

Attend Career Fairs in Saskatchewan;
Administer the Scholarship program for Children of SEIU-West Members and SEIU-West Members;
Inform about available Member Education Programs.

Apply to Attend: SSMLT 2023 Conference

The SEIU-West Education Committee will be sponsoring up to two delegates to attend the Saskatchewan Society of Medical Laboratory Technologists (SSMLT) Fall Conference 2023 on October 12 and 13 at the Conexus Arts Centre (200 Lakeshore Drive) in Regina. They will reimburse registration costs, lost wages, travel costs and meal expenses for those who are selected to attend, according to our policies.

Space for these courses is limited so get your Expression of Interest in soon. Your completed Expression of Interest form must be received in our office on or before September 22, 2023 in order to allow us to complete the registration and selection process. More Information about the event can be found here and the registration can be found here.  

*Once you've been notified that the Education Committee is sponsoring you, you'll still need to register for the conference. We will book you a hotel room if required and we will send you our Member Expense Form to reimburse your costs.

Bob Desjarlais Memorial Scholarship

It is with mixed emotions that we announce our new scholarship, the Bob Desjarlais Memorial Scholarship.  This is a bittersweet moment for all of us.

The scholarship will be an annual $750 prize for SEIU-West members, in addition to the ongoing ten scholarships for members and ten scholarships for children of members.

This scholarship is intended to honor the characteristics that we miss so much about our Staff Rep, Negotiator, and friend, Bob Desjarlais. The successful applicant will be someone who has their co-workers' backs, dedicates their time to fellow union members by being an ally, supports, encourages and defends…in other words, someone who embodies the definition of solidarity.

Applicants must be pursuing an educational program deemed acceptable by the SEIU-West Scholarship Committee.  In order to qualify, please read about who Bob was and then send the SEIU-West Education Committee an email, care of Alicia Zerr, describing how you, or someone you wish to nominate,  supports your/their co-workers to make the workplace and community a better place. Please include the funniest clean joke you know. Bob was a funny guy. Please also fill out this paper form and return it to an SEIU-West office or complete the form online.

Deadline to apply is November 15th, yearly.

SEIU-West Education Committee's list of mental health resources

SEIU-West Education Committee is encouraging our members to seek out the opportunities to take education on mental health. 

In a report released by Statistics Canada, seven in 10 healthcare workers reported worsening mental health during the pandemic.

The Education Committee has researched several options to share with you: 

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Phone: 306.693.7922
Fax: 306.692.2807
Address:
39 Athabasca Street West
Moose Jaw, SK S6H 2B6

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Phone: 306.652.1011
Fax: 306.652.1392
Address:
200–747 46th Street West
Saskatoon, SK S7L 6A1

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Phone: 306.773.2536
Fax: 306.773.7535
Address:
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