June is Pride Month, an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the contributions of the LGBTQIA+ community, while acknowledging the historical and ongoing violence and discrimination faced by this community.
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3SHealth: Employee and Spousal Optional Life Insurance
3sHealth offers optional employee and spousal life insurance to eligible SEIU-West members. Enrolment is open for Employee Optional Life Insurance and Spousal Optional Life Insurance from May 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025.
Have Your Say! SEIU Climate Survey
In 2024, Canada experienced yet another record-breaking. year of extreme weather events driven by climate change, including heat waves, wildfires, and floods. Scientists project an increase in these events in the coming years.
N/52nds Overpayment
If you are an SEIU-West member working for the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) and you receive a communication from your employer indicating that you owe them money back for an N/52nds overpayment, please:
Info Pickets
Info pickets provide an opportunity for SEIU-West members to send a message to their employer and to the general public, that bargaining needs to progress and SEIU-West members deserve a fair contract!
SEIU-West/SAHO Bargaining Update No. 17
December 20, 2024
Sisters, Brothers, and Friends,
Your SEIU-West Bargaining Committee met with SAHO on December 2nd and 3rd in Saskatoon.
President's Message: Christmas 2024
As 2024 winds to a close and the excitement and anticipation of holiday celebrations across many different faiths and cultures ramps up, I wanted to take a moment to share thanks.
3sHealth Extended Health Care and Dental Plan Eligibility
We are sharing the following information from 3sHealth:
Local healthcare workers picket to "make some noise"
Local healthcare workers picket to "make some noise"
Solidarity with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers
Unions are made up of groups of workers that join together to raise the working standards for all and create a more just and humane society. There are roughly four million unionized workers in Canada.
Pansexual Pride Day
Submitted by Jae Blakley, Co-Chair Gender & Sexual Diversity Committee and Melanie Sadler, Recording Secretary Gender & Sexual Diversity Committee
December 8 is Pansexual Pride Day. This is an annual celebration of the pansexual community, which recognizes, celebrates, and brings visibility to those who identify as pansexual.
MEPC Meeting Notes: September 2024
The Municipal Employees' Pension Commission (the Commission) met on September 20, 2024.
CLXT 2024 Conference reports
SEIU-West's Education Committee sponsored two members to attend the Combined Laboratory X-Ray Technologist (CLXT) 2024 Conference.
Whenever we send folks to attend events, we ask that they provide a report so that others that weren't able to attend can still learn what the conference was about. Please have a read:
Apply for a Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL) Committee Today!
It's that time again! The Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL) just had their convention in late October, so there are new openings on their committees.
Holiday Hamper Nominations
Do you know someone in your community who could use a helping hand this holiday season? The Young Workers Committee is accepting nominations to receive one of three Christmas hamper baskets.
Education Week 2024
Janice Platzke Receives Larry Hubich Lifetime of Service Award
We are so excited to announce that your SEIU-West Treasurer, Janice Platzke, received the Larry Hubich Lifetime of Service Award at the 2024 Saskatchewan Federation of Labour Convention in late October. Congratulations, Janice!
Here's what her nominator had to say about Janice and her years of service: