MANDATE:

Includes carrying out the environmental policies and programs of action set out by the SFL and also to liaise with the community at large to address all environmental concerns.

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Policy Statement on the Environment and Sustainable Development
[adopted at SFL Convention 1999] :

The time has come for the voice of labour to speak loudly and clearly in demanding that immediate action be taken to reverse the trend of environmental degradation in this province, and beyond. As workers and citizens, we must take up the challenge to effect a substantial renewal of our economic and social system. A new spirit of ecological thinking must be a central tenet of this renewed social and economic programme, and not just a minor postscript to other policies....
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2005 Convention Resolution #64:

The Saskatchewan Federation of Labour pressure the Provincial and Federal Governments, along with the CLC, to ban the use of asbestos for any purpose including import, export or manufacturing,

Asbestos Websites:
www.caw.ca/healthsafetyenvironment
www.bacanada.org/
www.hazards.org/asbestos