The Annual Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL) Summer Camp will be held on August 9 -15 at Shekinah Retreat Centre, near Waldheim.
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BBQ Requests 2025
Are you a unit executive for your facility? Are you looking for ways to engage with your union and your coworkers? Are you a fan of BBQ lunches?
Pride 2025!
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.
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!
2024 Scholarship Winners
SEIU-West Scholarship recipients have been notified, and cheques are rolling out to support both members and members' children in their pursuit of education. This year, the Executive Board and SEIU-West Education Committee decided to expand the number of recipients to 20 members and 10 members' children. Congratulations to our winners and all the best to everyone who applied!
International Women's Day 2025
March 8 is International Women's Day and offers an opportunity reflect on the long and powerful history of feminist collective action. Our friends at International Women's Day have put together some highlights.
Nominations: Shelly Banks Above & Beyond Award 2025
This award has been established to honour Shelly Banks who led by example and served as SEIU-West vice-president from 2008-2015.
Her invaluable and outstanding contributions have made a significant and lasting impact on our members and our union.
Joint Bargaining Update: SAHO Bargaining
February 21, 2025
The three health provider unions (CUPE 5430, SEIU-West, and SGEU) met with SAHO on November 13, 2024 to discuss the pace of bargaining and the desire to move forward with negotiations on monetary issues. SAHO did not respond to our request until February 13, 2025.
Domestic Violence Information
Saskatchewan continues to have rates of intimate partner and family violence that are over double the national average.
We want to remind folks that there is help. There is hope.
Threads Cultural Conversations 2025 Conference
The SEIU-West's Workers of Colour Multicultural Mentorship Committee (WoCMMC) will be sponsoring one SEIU-West member to attend the THREADS Cultural Conversations 2025 Conference on April 30th, 2025, hosted by the Saskatoon Open Door Society. This is a virtual conference. The WoCMMC will reimburse lost wages for those who are selected to attend according to our policies.
SEIU-WEST 2025 MEMBERSHIP SATISFACTION & ENGAGEMENT SURVEY
SEIU-WEST 2025 MEMBERSHIP SATISFACTION & ENGAGEMENT SURVEY
Are you an SEIU-West member? We want to hear from you!
SEIU-West is running a 10-minute online survey of its members. It will be open until Monday, March 17th.
Wherever you work, if you’re an SEIU-West member, we would really appreciate your feedback!
End Period Poverty
Period poverty describes the struggle faced by women and girls who cannot afford the cost of menstrual products, like pads or tampons.
The Peoples Bridge Advocacy 2025 Gala Reports
The SEIU-West Workers of Colour Multicultural Mentorship Committee (WoCMMC) has attended and supported many of the events hosted by The People's Bridge Advocacy (TPBA), and most recently attended their 2nd annual Champions for Change Gala, which featured inspiring stories and honoured the achievements of ethnocultural and Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) community leaders.
Here are their reports:
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:
SEIU Celebrates Black History Month with Movies!
The SEIU-West Workers of Colour Multicultural Committee (WoCMMC) would like to share with you that SEIU International is offering a Black History Month Film Festival this February, and you can watch some amazing films with your SEIU siblings across North America and Puerto Rico this month!
SEIU-West/SAHO Bargaining Update No. 18
Date: February 3, 2025
Sisters, Brothers, and Friends,