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:
In recent years, many people have changed the way in which they acknowledge Canada Day. Following the shock of the discovery of thousands of unmarked graves of Indigenous children at residential schools cross Canada, many allies came together to honour Indigenous communities and to raise awareness of the historical and ongoing harms to Indigenous people in Canada. Some communities are shifting to traditional celebrations of Canada, while others have opted to acknowledge Canada Day as a day for mourning and solidarity with Indigenous people.
The SEIU-West Political Action & Education Department is pleased to invite members to apply for the first ever Build Power, Win Justice two-day conference, taking place at Living Skies Casino in Swift Current on October 18 and 19th, 2023. Interested members can apply by completing this application form.
Date: June 28, 2023
Sisters, Brothers and Comrades,
The 2022 Annual Report for Saskatchewan Healthcare Employees' Pension Plan (SHEPP) is now available online. It can be found on SHEPP's website by clicking this link.
June 28, 2023
Greetings Sisters and Brothers,
Monetary discussions began during the November 18th 2023 date. The Union was adamant that retroactive pay would go back to the date of Certification (January 27, 2020).
June 28, 2023
Greetings Sisters, Brothers, and Colleagues,
The Employees of Stonebridge Crossing Retirement Community (a division of Extendicare) were certified as a bargaining unit on the 3rd of August 2021. Notice to bargain was served on the Employer on the 6th of August 2021. A unit meeting to elect an interim unit executive was held on the 17th of September 2021.
Date: June 27, 2023
Greetings Sisters, Brothers, and Colleagues,
The Municipal Employee's Pension Commission (the Commission) met on May 19, 2023.
June 21 is National Indigenous People's Day and is a day to celebrate the unique cultures, traditions, and experiences of the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Indigenous peoples across Turtle Island. We wanted to share some information, along with some events taking place across Saskatchewan.
Date: June 19, 2023
Greetings Sisters, Brothers, and Colleagues,
June is Philippines Heritage Month, so one of SEIU-West's Multicultural Mentorship Committee members caught up with Michelle Beveridge, Chief of Staff for the Office of Mayor Charlie Clark. Here's what she had to say about being Filipino.
Moose Jaw— On Thursday June 15, 2023, the Moose Jaw Chamber of Commerce hosted a breakfast event for SaskParty MLA and Minister for Rural and Remote Health, Everett Hindley.
SEIU-West members and their supporters were outside the Moose Jaw Event Centre to bring attention to the lack of a focused plan on the part of the SaskParty government to retain and invest in our frontline healthcare workers. Specifically, Mr. Hindley’s dismissive comments about Continuing Care Assistants (CCAs).