Crown strike

SaskTel building near Regina’s airport blocked by striking SaskPower workers

Oct 9, 2019 | 9:23am

  Unifor members remain out on the picket lines Wednesday as they fight for a better deal from the province. With the strike getting into it’s second week, many members who are going on strike are starting to feel the financial pinch of not receiving a paycheque from the crowns. Unifor member Jeffrey Allen said […]

Unionized Crown workers ready for another day of striking on Wednesday

Oct 9, 2019 | 5:22am

  Five-thousand unionized Crown workers begin another day of walking the picket lines Wednesday, as Unifor and the province appear to remain far apart on a new deal. Unifor members employed by SaskTel, SaskPower, SaskEnergy and four other Crowns are seeking more than the current offer of a five percent raise over the next five […]

SaskTel strike notice echoed by six other Crowns Thursday night

Sep 27, 2019 | 5:01am

Unifor issued a news release on Thursday stating that five more Crown Corporations and one Crown Agency (SaskEnergy, SaskPower, SecurTek, DirectWest, SaskWater, and the Water Security Agency) had joined SaskTel with the threat of job action as soon as midnight Monday. Crown employees are seeking a wage hike after they learned that Premier Scott Moe […]

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