SGEU files unfair labour practice amid talks of provincial cuts
The Saskatchewan Government and General Employees’ Union (SGEU) is sending a strong message to the provincial government.
The SGEU announced Wednesday it filed an Unfair Labour Practice application with the Labour Relations board against the Sask. government.
The move is in response to the province’s proposals of wage rollbacks for public sector workers and forced unpaid days off. The SGEU argued this sort of approach undermines its right to bargain on behalf of members.
“This government is not only expecting public sector workers to pay the price for its own financial waste and mismanagement, it’s doing it in a way that breaches their right to bargain collectively in good faith with their employer,” SGEU president Bob Bymoen said in a news release Wednesday.