Just the Facts: Employer Mandating Employees to Work
The SEIU-West/SAHO Collective Agreement does not contain any specific clause that authorizes the employer to mandate their employees to come to work. WHAT IS EMPLOYER MANDATING? This occurs when...
View ArticleJust the Facts: Safety Management Systems
The Ministry of Health has directed all Health Regions to implement a Safety Management System (SMS) in health care facilities where they have the greatest amount of injuries. This system is...
View Article2013 Labour Community Advocate Training Regina
The Labour Community Advocate Training Program is a ten week educational program that trains union members to refer union brothers & sisters and co-workers experiencing personal, family, health, or...
View ArticleLetter to Don Morgan Re: Summary Offence Ticketing
SEIU-West shares a mutual interest with government in the improvement of workplace safety. In our opinion, all parties will achieve maximum effectiveness (improved safety; reduced injury or...
View ArticleUPDATE: Workload Tracking Forms
In our recent newsletter and website post, we explained how Workload Tracking Forms are used to identify areas in workplaces where more staffing is required. Several weeks ago, letters identifying...
View ArticleNews Article: ‘We need to do better for Seniors in need of our care’
Sask. governmnent puts $10M into action fund for long-term care home improvements
View ArticleNews Article: Care homes in crisis
Minister 'angry' about details in facilities report; $10-million influx of funds for improvements
View ArticleEditorial: System needs better staffing
The good news is that Health Minister Dustin Duncan has gone far beyond most of his predecessors in trying to get a handle on the problems that confront Saskatchewan’s longterm care facilities at a...
View ArticleArticle: Elder care cost nightmare looms
√The provincial government clearly deserves praise for its frank report on nursing home care, but the document omitted some information vital to this debate. Certainly, the warts-andall report that...
View ArticleStand Together for Healthy Workplaces!
The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) asks that we stand together for healthy workplaces on March 19, 2015. There are two events planned in Saskatchewan, click on the links below for a...
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