CUPE worried employees will be removed from union

Published on: July 22, 2016 | Last Updated: July 22, 2016 4:18 PM CST Ashley Robinson, Leader-Post It’s an uncertain time for some public employees in Saskatchewan who are waiting to see if their union membership will stick. The Saskatoon Public Library, the City of Moose Jaw and the Cypress Hills Abilities Centre have applied under The Saskatchewan Employment Act to have some employees removed from their unions, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) The act allows for employers Read more [...]

Regina Public Library workers have a new contract

July 21, 2012 REGINA – Regina Public Library workers, CUPE Local 1594, voted last night to accept the tentative agreement reached with the Regina Public Library bargaining committee one week ago. “We’re pleased to be finished negotiations,“ says CUPE 1594 President Debbie Mihial. “Our members were without a new agreement for over two and half years.” The new contract includes increases of 2.5 per cent effective January 1, 2010; 2 per cent effective January 01, 2011; 2.5 per cent Read more [...]