Last year, SEIU created a survey for members about climate change and the impact on your lives.
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June is National Indigenous Peoples Month. This is a time to honour the rich history, resilience, and diversity of First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples. It is an opportunity to reflect on historical and current injustices and commit to true reconciliation in Canada.
The First Nations, Métis and Inuit Committee would like to share some events and resources with you and encourage you to participate in events in your area.
SEIU-West is hosting our first Asian Pacific Islander Summit in Saskatoon on September 24-26, 2026 — an event to bring together workers from across Canada and the U.S.
Being an API member in Canada or the U.S can sometimes feel isolating. You might not have seen yourself in leadership. You may not have always felt seen or understood. But you can find a home with us. We believe in you. We see you. And most importantly, you belong.
Welcome home.
There is currently a vacancy on the SEIU-West Executive Board for members that work for the Community Based Organizations Sector.
You may have noticed there hasn't been an announcement about bbqs for the summer yet.
The SEIU-West First Nations, Métis and Inuit Committee (FNMIC) is hosting a contest to design an image for orange shirts that the committee provides yearly to members. Submit your design to enter to win a $100 Co-op gift card.
July 6 is National Injury Prevention Day and in recognition, the SEIU-West Worker Safety Committee wrote this piece about infection control in order to help stop the spread of infectious diseases/viruses.
Do you want to be a leader in planning and participating in community actions to support the efforts of our health care provider bargaining? If so, you may want to join our ProCAT team! They will be setting up info-pickets across the province in the next couple of months as our bargaining team works through the next steps/legal requirements - help us to show the employer, government and community that everybody is #Ready2Go!
Applications will be accepted until July 19, 2020. You can apply online at this link or using this pdf form which should be returned to Neil Colmin via Email: [email protected] / Mailing Address: 747 46 St W, Saskatoon, SK S7L 6A1 / Fax: 306.652.1392
Two positions on our Political Action & Awareness Committee (PAAC) are currently vacant and applications to fill these positions are now open.
The successful applicant will have the opportunity to expand their union involvement and activism in this position, and play an active role in making the connections for SEIU-West members as to why politics is important.
We are inviting interested members to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI). You can submit online or by downloading the printable PDF file of the EOI and sending it in as described.
Once submitted, President Barbara Cape will work with the Top Officers and together they will make a recommendation to the Executive Board to appoint an eligible member to fill the vacancy for the remaining term.
If you or any of the member in your unit are interested in applying, please apply by Friday July 17, 2020.
As always, if you or your members have any questions please use our Contact form.
To mark World Refugee Day, the Multicultural Mentorship Committee (MMC) reached out to Ellamor Alejandro, a Legal Administrative Assistant at a private immigration office. Ellamor shared her thoughts on the state of immigration for refugees during COVID-19.
Date: June 17, 2020
Greetings Sisters and Brothers,
The SEIU-West bargaining committee along with members of our Political Action and Awareness committee and Provincial Contract Action Team (ProCAT) took action by going to the Legislature on Tuesday June 16 to call out the Government of Saskatchewan to get back to the bargaining table with the ‘flexibility’ to reach a deal. This was especially timely in light of the provincial government’s budget announcement Monday that outlined increases to the health care budget, but nothing for front line health care providers.
SEIU-West Union Representatives:
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***In an effort to provide more effective representation, members who work at Saskatoon City Hospital, Royal University Hospital, St. Paul’s Hospital, Saskatoon Home Care, and Parkridge Centre will now be serviced based on classification. Please click here for more detailed information.
For Immediate Release - June 16, 2020
Regina – Members of SEIU-West were on hand at the Saskatchewan Legislature to tell the public about what is happening in our health care system and how utterly dismissive and unresponsive the current Saskatchewan government has been when it comes to the front line experience. It’s time for our members to share what’s truly happening in health care with the public.
For Immediate Release - June 15, 2020
Regina – SEIU-West member leaders will be outside of the legislature by 11:30 am on June 16, 2020. This group intends to share information with the public and the Government of Saskatchewan about the continuing struggles of SEIU-West members who work in the health sector.
June 10, 2020
Sent Via E-mail and Regular Mail
Honourable Premier Moe
2405 Legislative Drive
Regina, Sask
S4S0B3
Dear Premier Moe,
RE: Conditions in Long-Term Care in Saskatchewan
SEIU-West has just completed an in-depth review of the 2019 SHA CEO Long-Term Care Facility Visits report (the Report), which your government released in the late afternoon of Friday, May 29, 2020. As part of this review, we have extensively consulted with our members who work in the long-term care (LTC) sector and the union staff who represent them. We have also reviewed our various internal resources that document our members' concerns and challenges.