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Unions for health-care workers call on Sask. government to invest in frontline workers
Three unions that represent workers in the health-care field are calling on the Saskatchewan government to support health-care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic by increasing wages. “Everybod...
Jun 04, 2020
SGEU, province ratify memorandum of agreement
More than three years after the previous agreement expired, the Government of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Government and General Employees' Union (SGEU) have ratified a memorandum of agreement. ...
Nov 08, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Safety concerns after violence at Saskatoon Correctional Centre
The Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre (SPCC) went into lockdown Monday after two incidents resulted in injuries to four inmates. On Thursday, an 18-year-old inmate was rushed to hospital after ...
Aug 28, 2019
SGEU dealing with disciplinary issues surrounding president
Bob Bymoen's status as president of the Saskatchewan Government and General Employees Union (SGEU) appears to have become a matter of debate. According to an email sent to 980 CJME, the union's Member...
Jun 24, 2019 (SGEU/Facebook)
SGEU sees both good and bad in provincial budget
The provincial government has had money on the brain over the last little while, putting out the budget for the coming year on Wednesday. The head of the Saskatchewan Government and General Employees'...
Mar 21, 2019 (SGEU/Facebook)
‘Unfair:’ union responds to Crown executives’ pay increases
The Saskatchewan Government Employees Union (SGEU) is calling foul after learning Crown Corporation CEOs made more money last year at the same time the province was trying to cut workers' wages. In 20...
Sep 21, 2018
SGEU workers vote in favour of strike mandate
The largest union in Saskatchewan has voted in favour of giving its negotiating committee a strike mandate. Members belonging to the Saskatchewan Government and General Employees' Union's (SGEU) Publi...
Aug 01, 2018 (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. government workers to vote on strike mandate
A wide range of workers under the provincial government could hit the picket lines in a matter of weeks. The Saskatchewan Government Employees Union (SGEU) said it's now seeking a strike mandate from ...
Jun 22, 2018 (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. prison workers raise alarm over inmate fentanyl use: union
Prison employees have been dealing with fentanyl making its way into Saskatchewan's correctional facilities. Saskatchewan Government and General Employee's Union (SGEU) President Bob Bymoen said that ...
Jan 05, 2018
SGEU ready to fight back against wage cuts to public sector
The biggest public sector union in Saskatchewan will fight any wage rollbacks. The Wall administration has asked all employee groups to hold wages to 2016-17 levels. "The government signed these ...
Jan 17, 2017
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