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Letter to Premier Moe and Minister Morgan: Urgent Actions to Protect Workers in Sask. from COVID-19
February 28, 2022I am writing to you today to bring to your attention the urgent need for COVID-19 updates to be provided to the public on a regular basis, as well as several other urgent and necessary actions that the provincial government must take so that workers both be kept safe at work as well as know about the risks they face in their workplace due to COVID-19.
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5 things to know about paid sick leave in Saskatchewan
February 16, 2022We read the fine print so you don’t have to! Welcome to “5 things to know about…” a series of blogs that cover major issues facing the working people of Saskatchewan.
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Everything you thought you knew about minimum wage workers is wrong
February 16, 2022On October. 1, 2021, the Saskatchewan government raised the provincial minimum wage from $11.45 to $11.81.
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Open Letter to Premier Scott Moe: Saskatchewan’s Frontline Workers Call on Government to Protect Vital Services
January 26, 2022On Thursday, January 20, 2022, unions, and professional organizations representing more than 113,000 Saskatchewan workers addressed the media and publicly called on the Government of Saskatchewan to immediately mandate the recommendations of our province’s Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab.
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Labour Day is a reminder to put workers first
September 23, 2021Every year on Labour Day, we gather to celebrate the contributions of workers across the country. This year’s Labour Day will be different once again as uncertainty around COVID-19 makes it difficult for us all to come together at our annual barbecues across the province. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic is still a part of our lives, even though we would like to be able to leave the challenges of the past 18 months behind us.
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Saskatchewan needs affordable, accessible childcare
June 30, 2021The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the extent to which our economy depends on child care. Schools, camps and most child care facilities have had to close. Parents have had to take on a heavy load of unpaid care work.
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Conversion Therapy: Sask. Party must take a stand
June 25, 2021The Saskatchewan Federation of Labour’s Solidarity and Pride Committee is calling on the Sask. Party government to be clear about where they stand on the federal bill to ban the dangerous practice of conversion therapy, after half of their federal counterparts, including 13 Saskatchewan MPs, voted against the bill in June.
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Federations of Labour campaign for paid sick days
April 14, 2021Earlier this month in advance of the federal, provincial and territorial labour ministers’ meeting, provincial and territorial federations of labour launched a campaign demanding that provincial and territorial governments guarantee seamless access to universal, permanent and adequate employer-paid sick days for all workers.
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SFL renews call for presumptive workers compensation coverage during COVID-19
April 10, 2021The Saskatchewan Federation of Labour is renewing its call for the provincial government to enact presumptive workers compensation coverage for workers exposed to COVID-19 while on the job.
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SFL calls on Sask. Party government to make ‘hero pay’ available to all workers
April 3, 2021The Saskatchewan Federation of Labour is calling on the Sask. Party government to allocate the remainder of the money made available by the federal government to support essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Workers left out of vaccine delivery plans
April 1, 2021When the news came that a COVID-19 vaccine was available, workers everywhere breathed a sigh of relief. However, slow vaccine deliveries and a lack of clarity from the provincial government led to confusion among frontline workers about who would be vaccinated, and when.
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