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• Sask. Party Government Must Remove Failed 'Supervisory Exclusions' From Legislation — The Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL) is urging the Sask. Party government to remove its failed ‘supervisory exclusions’ from the Saskatchewan Employment Act (SEA), before it causes anymore distress for workers and wasted taxpayers’ dollars.
• New Campaign Tells the Real Story Behind Government Privatization and Cuts — Own It!, an initiative to protect Saskatchewan’s Crown corporations and public services from being sold, is a province-wide campaign and organizing effort.
• Workers Are Not to Blame for Government Mismanagement — Leaders from Saskatchewan’s Labour Movement have come together through a series of meetings to share information on what people are hearing from public employers. One thing has become clear: the provincial government is setting the stage to blame Saskatchewan workers for the government’s own budget mismanagement, waste, and lack of leadership.
• Which Joe Hargrave do we Believe? No Love for STC, the Latest Crown on the Chopping Block — Following two contradictory statements on the sale of Crowns and the Saskatchewan Transportation Company (STC), the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL) and Saskatchewan people are left wondering which Joe Hargrave to believe.
• Forced Unpaid Days off Unfairly Blames Workers for the Government's own Mess — Today’s suggestion by Saskatchewan’s Finance Minister, Kevin Doherty, that public sector workers should be forced to take unpaid days off has the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL) extremely concerned.
• Labour Movement Applauds Bill That Supports Victims of Domestic Violence — Today, the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL) is applauding the introduction of a private member’s bill that would see necessary supports put into place for victims of domestic violence.
• Domestic Violence Changes a Step in the Right Direction, Much More Action Required — Today the provincial government introduced and passed an amendment to The Victims of Interpersonal Violence Act and The Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 to allow a tenant to end a rental agreement with 28 days’ notice if they or their family members are being abused by another resident or former resident.
• Premier Goes to Big-Money, Cash-for-Access Fundraiser Giving the Gift of Bill 40 — The Sask. Party government rammed Bill 40 – its latest betrayal to Saskatchewan people – through the Legislature yesterday, just in time for the premier’s big-money, cash-for-access schmoozefest with Sask. Party donors.
• Canada’s labour leaders to the premiers: Saskatchewan people & all Canadians need life-saving Pharmacare Plan — Meeting in Alberta concurrently to the Council of the Federation, labour leaders from across Canada urge the premiers to lobby the federal government for a national Pharmacare plan to ensure all Saskatchewan people and Canadians have access to life-saving medications, and to bring down the costs of the current system.
• Labour leaders to premiers: collective bargaining, better labour laws good for the economy Evidence shows economic growth, higher standards for workers go hand-in-hand — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 19, 2017Labour leaders to premiers: collective bargaining, better labour laws good for the economy Evidence shows economic growth, higher standards for workers go hand-in-hand
• In unprecedented move, Sask. Party government rejects labour appointment to LRB — In a letter dated July 31, 2017, the Deputy Minister for Labour Relations and Workplace Safety, Mike Carr, wrote to the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL) informing us that Minister Don Morgan has confirmed the Sask. Party government is denying a labour appointment to the Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board (SLRB). This circumstance marks a troubling new precedent of the provincial government hand-picking labour representatives, even if those representatives do not have the support of the group they represent.
• SFL celebrates Labour Day by calling for Pharmacare and fairness for Saskatchewan people — Saskatchewan’s labour movement is joining with the Canadian Labour Congress on Labour Day to urge provincial and federal governments for a national Pharmacare plan to ensure all Saskatchewan people and Canadians have access to life-saving medications, and to bring down the costs of the current system.
• SFL partners with Hillberg & Berk to support survivors of domestic violence — The Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL) and Hillberg & Berk – a Canadian Jeweler with international fame based in Saskatchewan – have partnered to exclusively offer Burgundy Sparkle Ball™ Earrings to End Domestic Violence. The earrings, which cost $70, will be sold by the SFL and all proceeds will go to the Provincial Association of Transitional Houses and Services of Saskatchewan (PATHS) for the services they provide to survivors of domestic violence.
• Throne Speech a Hollow Epitaph for Brad Wall’s Career — As hundreds of voters rallied outside the Legislature opposing the Sask. Party government’s heartless cuts, layoffs, privatization, and growing list of scandals, Premier Wall was inside the legislature putting the final chisels into the epitaph for his political career. A career mired in waste, shady backroom deals, sell-offs, debt, deficit, and deceit.
• SFL calls for adoption of Bill 605 to give survivors of domestic violence paid leave — Today, the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL) is calling for the adoption of a private member’s bill that would see necessary supports put into place for survivors of domestic violence, including paid leave.
• Sask. Party government retracts only 49% of Bill 40, doesn’t count as a repeal — The Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL) is calling on the Sask. Party government to fully repeal its unpopular and unnecessary Bill 40, including provisions that let the provincial government ‘wind-up’ or dissolve any Crown corporation and liquidate its assets – all without asking Saskatchewan people.
• SFL recognizes the National Day of Remembrance and Action to End Violence Against Women — Tomorrow – December 6th – is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. The Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL) recognizes this important day, and remembers the École Polytechnique shooting when 14 young women lost their lives.
• Interpersonal Violence Bill Missing Key Components for Support — Today 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.
• Saskatchewan Federation of Labour donates $22,000 to women in need — The 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.
• Attacking minimum wage earners is dishonest, counter to Canadian values — The 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.