There is currently a vacancy on the SEIU-West Executive Board for members that work for the Community Based Organizations Sector.
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Virtual town halls (VTHs) were scheduled for the evenings of May 27 and 28 to update SEIU-West members about SAHO bargaining and answer bargaining questions. Unfortunately, the VTH on May 27 ran into major technical glitches. We apologize if you were one of the hundreds of members whose experienced this failure. We were not satisfied that the supplier of the VTH platform would be able to properly fix these problems in time, so we decided to cancel the May 28 VTH.
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.
Disclaimer: the following information is based on what SEIU-West found on publicly available federal government websites. This information is subject to change as it comes from outside sources. We will update this post further as information becomes available.
What you should do when you hear and see an ambulance with their lights on sharing the road with you?
Email [email protected] by June 3rd and by reading Shantel’s story here.
Shantel has been a paramedic for almost 10 years now. Her and her team starts each shift doing their daily unit checks to ensure their ambulances are ready to respond to emergency calls with all their necessary equipment. Her team spends their spare time refining their medical skills by completing professional development through online modules, skill station & scenario testing. If they have a slower day they take advantage by unwinding and trying their best to keep things light and airy when not on medical calls.
Carolyn has worked as a Disability Support Worker for 13 years in Saskatchewan and a total of 25 years in the field. She works in a group home in an urban community, caring for five residents. She provides personal assistance with activities of daily living as well as cooks, cleans, orders groceries and provides recreational activities for her residents.
Kate has been a support worker in a community group home for 9 years where she cares for four residents in the comfort of their own home. She works 11 hour shifts, only four of those hours have another staff on hand, the other seven hours she spends working alone.
When asked what Kate does, the shortest answer is what doesn’t she do? Her role goes well beyond providing personal care, cooking, and cleaning to also providing record keeping, medication administering, nursing, reporting, chauffeuring, teaching, house maintenance and entertaining.
Disability Support Workers (DSWs) make the difference in the lives of their participants/residents every single day. Through a joke, a dance, a simple gesture, you brighten up the lives of those you care for. Coming to work with a positive attitude, energy and patience day after day is nothing short of amazing!
Jon has been a Biomedical Engineering Technician for seven years where he and his team take care of equipment at the hospital.
Jon was studying to be an MRT (Medical Radiology Technician) when he quickly realized his interest was in the equipment itself. He researched to find out that he could get a four year degree at a university to be qualified to make the devices or get a two year diploma at NAIT (Northern Alberta Institute of Technology) to repair them. Jon chose to be a Biomedical Engineering Technician.
Happy May long weekend!!!
Thank you to everyone who has submitted their entry into the SEIU-West ‘Whoops’ contest. This contest was geared toward discovering your best recommendations on how we can all enjoy the 2021 May long weekend, in such a way that we don’t get another wave of COVID infections!
SEIU-West members have come up with some innovative recommendations and here are the top 5:
1. Exploring Saskatchewan with a Drive to a Community Never Visited Before
2. Getting Your Grill On and Bar-b-que for some Quality Family Time
3. Sparking some Creativity with Yard Renovations
4. Taking in some FRESH air with Hiking and Picnicking
5. Digging some Rows for the Love of Gardening
SEIU-West wishes everyone a safe and crazy wonderful May long, hoping that whatever you decide to do to add a sense of adventure, even amidst our current public constraints, will bring you a great dose of refreshment!
Congratulations to our contest winner: Mandie Clancy!!!
Brian has been a Biomedical Clinical Engineering Tech for 28 years, the last 4 have been in a supervisory capacity. Brian and his coworkers are a team of five in his Acute Care facility. Working together, they fix all sorts of machines when they break down.
Brian explained the dynamics of the team as an analogy to an escape room. His team works really well; each has different ideas and abilities to come up with a solution to get to their end goal – proper functioning equipment. The team spirit of cooperation and common need to meet a challenge makes this work enjoyable. Brian looks forward to going to work every day.
Make sure to read our profiles of Biomedical Engineering Techs this week for clues!
Laura has been a Biomedical Engineering Tech for 10 years; her role is to repair and maintain equipment at her acute care site. Her and her coworker have worked well as a team for the past decade and love coming to work to find out what equipment they need to work on that day.
As some of you may have noticed, our 2021 pocket calendar has Victoria Day listed as taking place on May 17, 2021, instead of on the 24th, which is the real date. We apologize for the error!
For years, SEIU-West has marched in pride parades. As a union, we celebrate and fight for equality and diversity. This year will look different with COVID 19 restrictions, but there are still ways to participate. Here are some activities throughout the province that will be updated as we get times and locations confirmed. HAPPY PRIDE!