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.
SEIU-West's Workers of Colour Multicultural Mentorship Committee (WoCMMC) wants you to join them to celebrate Asian Heritage Month by celebrating with a weekly contest for the month of May!
May 5 is Red Dress day. This day is in honour of the missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirited people.
The First Nations, Métis and Inuit Committee will be at the SEIU-West convention on May 27th-29th with red dress pins for sale for $5. All of the proceeds from these pins are going to Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Inc (MMIP).
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.
May 2, 2025
Sisters, Brothers, and Friends,
SEIU-West Committees keep us at the forefront of the Labour movement in Canada, and provide an excellent opportunity for members to learn from each other. Committee members serve for two years, and we have now approached the end of a two-year term so we are requesting SEIU-West members and all current committee members to submit their Expressions of Interest form should they wish to serve or remain on committees.
Each committee is comprised of members just like you, a Top Officer, and is supported by a SEIU-West staff member.
We are still in disbelief; a happy event turned into a very sad and tragic day.
We would like to invite everyone to a Community Vigil tomorrow, April 30th, 2025, to honour and support the victims and families affected by the Filipino Lapu-Lapu Day tragedy in Vancouver, BC.
We also extend our deepest gratitude to all who have expressed sympathy and support for the Filipino community. Your thoughtfulness and solidarity have brought much-needed comfort during this time of sorrow.
April 28 is National Day of Mourning, a day held each year dedicated to remembering workers who have lost their lives on the job or been stricken by job-related illnesses. It also reminds us that improving workplace health and safety is an ongoing struggle.
Would you like to be a delegate at the 2025 SEIU-West Convention? It's being held in Saskatoon May 27-29.
April 22 is Earth Day, a day for people worldwide to unite in a global movement to acknowledge the climate crisis and seize the opportunities of a zero-carbon future.
In accordance with the SEIU-West Constitution, which includes the following text in Article II, paragraph 6:
The objectives of this union shall be to:
Engage in all such civic, social, political, legal, economic, cultural, educational, charitable, and other activities where on local, national, or international levels, as will advance this union’s standing in the community and in the labour movement and further the interests of this organization and its membership, directly or indirectly.
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.
The JJE Job #189 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist will receive a market supplement of 3.0% applied to the base rate of pay.