Speak Up For Safety!
As the government makes plans to drop public health measures, COVID-19 still remains a serious health and safety threat for workers, who still remain at risk of contracting the virus.

Tell Your MLA: Now is the time to Speak Up for Safety
As the government makes plans to drop public health orders, COVID-19 still remains a serious health and safety threat for workers, who still remain at risk of contracting the virus. It's time for MLAs to start speaking up for the workers they represent who are demanding safe workplaces and a safe recovery from COVID-19. Send a letter to your MLA demanding that they speak up for worker safety.
The Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL) represents over 100,000 working women and men across the province. We are the voice of workers, but strive to improve the lives of all people. We support the principles of social unionism and struggle for social and economic justice for all.
About UsUpcoming Events
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Prairie School For Union Women
June 13-16, 2022The Prairie School for Union Women offers trade union women an intensive four days of learning and sharing in a supportive environment. The goals of the school are to develop women’s personal and leadership skills and to build solidarity among women workers.
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32nd Annual SFL Summer Camp
August 5-11, 2022SFL Summer Camp is back in 2022! The camp focuses on issues relevant to young people. The SFL Summer camp addresses challenges facing youth including social justice and equality issues. It combines learning with cooperative recreation activities and lots of fun! Young people between the ages of 13-16 who are children of union members are eligible to attend.
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SFL Occupational Health and Safety Conference
September 14-16, 2022The SFL Occupational Health and Safety Conference is held annually for unionized workers in Saskatchewan to learn about the latest issues surrounding occupational health and safety. This year, we are proud to offer our conference in person September 14-16, 2022 at the Ramada Hotel in Regina. The conference is open to all SFL affiliates, with workshops assigned on a registered, first choice basis. Non-unionized workers are welcome to attend the conference as well.
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Media Releases
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Sask. Party denies paid sick leave for working people
May 12, 2022One year after a bill was first introduced in the legislature in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sask. Party has officially voted against providing paid sick leave for working people in the province.
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Minimum wage increases a victory for working people in Saskatchewan: SFL
May 3, 2022Today’s announcement of a substantial increase to the province’s minimum wage over the next two years is a victory for working people all across the province, says the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL).
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SFL marks Day of Mourning by calling for increased worker safety protections
April 28, 2022Today, workers across the province are gathering to mark the National Day of Mourning, a day to honour and remember workers who have died on the job or who have become seriously ill or injured.
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Articles
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SFL recognizes World Water Day
March 22, 2022March 22 is World Water Day. At any given moment, there are more than 100 drinking water advisories in place for First Nations communities across Canada, with the vast majority of advisories occurring in Indigenous communities.
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Five things to watch for in the provincial budget
March 18, 2022As the Sask. Party government prepares to present a provincial budget later in March, here are five things that Saskatchewan’s labour movement will be looking for:
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Conservative premiers will bring in American-style health care if we don’t stop them, say labour federation presidents
March 16, 2022The presidents of provincial labour federations are putting pressure on the federal government to step up their contributions to public health care and protect Canada’s public system from Conservative right-wing provincial privatization schemes.
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