SCMMA/IFPTE Local 222 held their annual general meeting. Almost 200 members and guests attended the meeting in person and virtually. Several Executive Board positions were up for election, which included President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Director of Pensions and Benefits.
Read MoreOfficers and staff from IFPTE’s Locals in Canada held their annual meeting last week in Winnipeg. The meeting, which is the first in-person meeting since the pandemic and was chaired by WAPSO/IFPTE Local 162 President/Canadian Area Vice President, Richard Mahe, focused on the issues of importance impacting IFPTE members at IFPTE Locals 160, 161, 162 and 222.
Read MoreThe Saskatoon Civic Middle Management Association-Local 222 (SCMMA) completed its most recent round of bargaining with the City of Saskatoon.
Read MoreThis week the Council of Canadian Locals met to discuss key issues impacting IFPTE members throughout Canada.
Read MoreCanada’s unions gathered this week for the Canadian Labour Congress’ (CLC) 29th Constitutional Convention. Over 4,000 union members logged on to participate in the online convention, including IFPTE delegates from Local 160, 161, 162, 222 as well as President Paul Shearon and Secretary-Treasurer Matt Biggs.
Read MoreSCMMA Local 222 held their annual AGM. This was an important AGM for the Local members for a variety of reasons, namely it is the first AGM where SCMMA was affiliated to IFPTE and new constitutional changes were implemented.
Read MoreThe recent affiliation of SCMMA Local 222 has opened up an entirely new world of cooperation and solidarity for its membership, and the Local's president, Jackie Morley, has been very captivated by the change in dynamics with other unions at the city of Saskatoon.
Read MoreAfter the initial State of Emergency declaration by the Province of Saskatchewan two weeks ago, the Saskatoon Civic Middle Management Association (SCMMA/IFPTE Local 222), other civic unions, and civic administration have sprung into action by forming a Pandemic Committee that includes political, administrative, and labour leadership.
Read MoreManitoba Labour Federation President, Kevin Rebeck, continues to urge Provincial leaders to approve 14 days of paid sick leave, saying that, “This protection needs to be available to all workers…”, while the Saskatchewan Labour Federation has called their government’s response, “boutique benefits that apply for narrow groups of people.”
Read MoreThe Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL) is calling on the provincial government to implement a sweeping COVID-19 response focused on workers.
Read MoreThe City of Saskatoon sent out a communication to all city staff encouraging them to do everything they can to stop the spread of COVID-19. This was on the same day that the province of Saskatchewan declared a State of Emergency in response to the pandemic.
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