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SFL celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day, encourages members to take part in the KAIROS Blanket Exercise
June 21, 2018FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2018 The Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL) is celebrating June 21st – National Indigenous Peoples Day. “Today we’re celebrating the unique heritage, diverse cultures, and outstanding achievements of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples in Canada, as well as continuing to call for the full implementation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s calls to action,” said SFL president Larry Hubich, “the labour movement in Saskatchewan and across the country is stronger as a result of the many Indigenous members we have, and the perspectives and experiences they bring to their unions,” he added. This year, the SFL is encouraging its working members, affiliated unions, and community partners to participate in the KAIROS Blanket Exercise to better our collective understanding of the ongoing legacies of colonization. The exercise is an interactive learning experience that teaches the Indigenous rights history we’re rarely taught. Developed in response to the 1996 Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples—which recommended education on Canadian-Indigenous history as one of the key steps to reconciliation, the Blanket Exercise covers over 500 years of history in a one and a half hour participatory workshop. “The relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples experienced some high-profile challenges in the last year, particularly right here in Saskatchewan. To move forward, we are encouraging people to take part in the Blanket Exercise,” said Hubich, “the SFL regularly offers the Blanket Exercise through trained facilitators at our annual schools and educational events, and we will be offering the activity during our annual convention later this year. We feel this is one more thing we can do to continue on our path towards truth and reconciliation,” he added. The SFL will continue other efforts, led by its Aboriginal Workers Committee, to engage First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities at large, take part in events and celebrations, and do all it can to stand in solidarity with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples in their struggles for rights, recognition, and reconciliation.
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Saskatchewan workers celebrate the repeal of Bill 40, vow to continue protecting Crown corporations
May 25, 2018The Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL) is celebrating a hard-fought victory – the full repeal of Bill 40. Bill 40 was the Sask. Party government’s Crown corporation privatization law. It allowed the government to circumvent voters by selling-off 49% of any Crown without asking Saskatchewan people.
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National Day of Mourning
April 27, 2018This National Day of Mourning, the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL) is calling on the federal and provincial governments to do more to address workplace violence and harassment.
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WCB coverage for taxi drivers should be mandatory, and all other WCB exemptions eliminated
April 24, 2018The Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL) is calling on the Sask. Party government to eliminate all exemptions, loopholes, and exclusions that allow some employers to exclude employees from Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) coverage.
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Sask. Party government misses opportunity to invest in Saskatchewan workers
April 10, 2018The Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL) is disappointed the Sask. Party government gave up an opportunity to invest in Saskatchewan workers and create good jobs. Premier Scott Moe’s first budget offered no change from the Wall-era policies of heartless cuts, ballooning deficits, and disrespect for workers.
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Sask. Party Government Should Invest in Saskatchewan Workers
April 9, 2018The Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL) is calling on Scott Moe and his Sask. Party government to use tomorrow’s budget as an opportunity to invest in Saskatchewan workers. “An economy is only as strong as the workers that power it,” said Larry Hubich, SFL president, “in addition to investing in workers, the Sask. Party government must properly fund the public services that we all rely on,” he added.
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Finding Strength in Community
April 9, 2018Yesterday’s moving vigil in Humboldt – held to honour the victims of the Humboldt Bronco’s bus accident – was a powerful reminder about the strength of community and coming together in difficult times.
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Recognition of the International Day for the Elimination of Racism
March 19, 2018The United Nations’ (UN) International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed worldwide on March 21st each year. The day aims to remind people of racial discrimination’s negative consequences. It also encourages people to remember their obligation to combat racial discrimination.
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Statement on Racism and Reconciliation
February 14, 2018We have taken a little time to consider the impacts of the Gerald Stanley trial, events leading up to the trial, the verdict, and events that have happened since.
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Attacking minimum wage earners is dishonest, counter to Canadian values
January 5, 2018The Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL) commends recent increases to the minimum wage in Ontario, and supports all plans across the country that would see the lowest-paid Canadians get a raise. However, some businesses are using the minimum wage increase as a cover for cutting benefits and reducing hours – thereby further amassing wealth off the backs of hard-working people.
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Saskatchewan Federation of Labour donates $22,000 to women in need
December 14, 2017The Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL) has donated a total of $22,000 to 22 different shelters and organizations across the province that provide services for women in need.
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Interpersonal Violence Bill Missing Key Components for Support
December 7, 2017Today the provincial government introduced and passed amendments to The Saskatchewan Employment Act respecting Interpersonal Violence Leave to allow victims or family members impacted by the effects of domestic violence leave from work for up to 10 days without pay in a period of 52 weeks. The amendments to this act include defining victims of interpersonal violence to mean an employee, a child of an employee, or an employee who is a caregiver. Furthermore, the provincial government has proposed that interpersonal violence leave will follow compassionate care leave in The Saskatchewan Employment Act.
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