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Representing the workers at SaskTel in Saskatoon, Prince Albert, North Battleford, Meadow Lake, La Ronge, Lloydminster, Nipawin, Creighton, Humboldt and all other locations in North Central Saskatchewan.
Monthly General meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month with the exception of July & August.
Next General Meeting
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Start time: 7 PM
Location: Unifor Local 2-S Office
101-2225 Hanselman Court
Saskatoon, SK
Notice of Motion for May 2026 Meeting:
Vote: Recommended Bylaw Changes
See recommended changes here.
TPAS Annual General Meeting (AGM) – Saturday May 9th, 2026
The following Information is for members of SaskTel’s Defined Benefit Pension Plan (old plan) for SaskTel retirees or spouses receiving a pension from this plan.
We will be holding the Telephone Defined Benefit Pension Members Association (TPAS) AGM on Saturday May 9th, 2026 at the TPAC building in Regina – 2106 1st Avenue starting at 11 a.m.
Deadline for registration is May 1st, 2026
The TPAS Board represents all the members in the old plan and would appreciate your support by attending or signing up for Zoom for the May 9th meeting. Your involvement will ensure that all your pension plan issues are being identified and discussed. We especially want to ensure a fair and equitable distribution of the fund assets over the life of the plan to superannuates and beneficiaries.
In addition to AGM matters, the letter mailed out to all SaskTel Defined Benefit Pension Plan members dated February 27, 2026 will be addressed. The letter advised that SaskTel has terminated the Plan and intends to wind it up over the next 12+ months by purchasing an annuity for each of the members from a Licensed Canadian Insurance Company. The annuity contract will pay you your pension in place of the plan. This process is expected to be implemented by late 2027.Please review this letter if you require more information
For those of you who cannot attend in person, you have the option of registering for the Zoom connection - please contact Dale Tollefson at 306-781-2352 by email daletollefson@sasktel.net..and he will send you a link .
We ask that everyone planning on attending the meeting in-person to contact Dale as well. Dale will arrange to get the agenda and reports sent to you.
Parking is available at the SaskTel Lot across the street (by the SaskTel warehouse) for those attending in person.
If you require additional information, please contact Dale Tollefson at 306 781-2352 or daletollefson@sasktel.net
Red Dress Day 2026: Time for a national alert system for missing Indigenous women and girls
On May 5, Unifor members across the country mark Red Dress Day to honour the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2-Spirit people (MMIWG2S) whose lives have been taken or disrupted by violence, and to stand with the families still searching for answers.
This year, Unifor is putting its support behind a clear policy priority: a dedicated alert system for missing Indigenous women, girls, and 2-Spirit people.
The “Amber Alert” system is well-known to Canadians. When a child goes missing, the alerts cuts through the noise of daily life with phones notifications, highway signs notices, and broadcast announcements on TV and radio.
Indigenous women and girls deserve that same urgency. Historically, police in many regions have been slow to respond and communities left to organize their own searches. The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls called out this pattern as an example of systemic racism that perpetuates the disproportionate victimization of MMIWG2S in Canada.
A dedicated alert system won't fix that on its own, but it would mark a public commitment to rapid action when an Indigenous woman, girl, or 2-Spirit person goes missing.
Unifor supports the call for a fully funded, nationally coordinated alert system, built in partnership with Indigenous families, communities, and leadership. The people closest to this crisis must shape the tool meant to address it.
Saskatoon
May 5, 8 a.m.
Calling Home Ceremony
Saskatoon Police Service, 76, 25th Street East
Asian Heritage Month Statement, 2026
Each May, Unifor celebrates Asian Heritage Month by recognizing the cultural diversity, contributions and continued struggles of Asian and South Asian communities in Canada.
Asian Canadians have a deep history in the Canadian labour movement after having faced systemic discrimination and exploitation historically and still to this day.
Within Unifor, Asian members have made our union strong, as workplace leaders, advocates and through sharing their solidarity and a deep commitment to community and to justice for all workers.
Workers of Asian descent have time and time again shown a deep resilience in the face of racism and discrimination.
For many migrant workers, including those of Asian descent, recent cuts to federal immigration programs have cost them their livelihoods, or have left them facing years of uncertainty and vulnerability about the future of their jobs and life in Canada.
Unifor is a partner of the Migrant Rights Network, which has highlighted that each day more than 3,000 workers already here in Canada are losing status as a result of federal scapegoating of migrant workers.
More than 9,000 people have already told the federal government to do the right thing and offer worker permanent status, not precarity.
Our union commits to creating safer, more inclusive workplaces which challenge anti-Asian racism in all forms, including Islamophobia and xenophobia. Access to permanent status in Canada is the foundation of safety and security on the job and beyond.
Throughout the month of May, members are encouraged to engage in cultural celebrations that highlight the beautiful intricacies of Asian cultures in Canada and in our union, and to keep that spirit of activism alive, fighting for the rights of Asian workers and migrant workers who continue to be left behind.
Nominations open for the Bud Jimmerfield Award 2026
This is Unifor’s longest-running award and is one way the union honours Bud’s work and celebrates those who continue his remarkable legacy of improving working conditions through health, safety and workers’ compensation activism.
Brother Jimmerfield was an activist, not just at his workplace but at other workplaces and in communities from coast to coast. Bud worked as a machinist for 31 years, exposed every working day to cancer causing metalworking fluids at an auto parts plant in Amherstburg, Ontario. He contracted esophageal cancer in 1996 and died 18 months later at age 49 and left behind his eight children and wife, Diane.
Before he died, Bud charged union activists with an important responsibility, “don't mourn my death; fight for the living and do your best to try to prevent future occupational diseases, death, and injuries from occurring.”
What does it take to be recognized?
Award nominees must demonstrate strong leadership, community activism through their proven commitment to health, safety, environmental or workers’ compensation-related issues, with a focus on the prevention of injuries, work-related fatalities and/or occupational diseases. Nominees must be active Unifor members and be nominated by their local union leadership.
Read about the 2025 Bud Jimmerfield Award recipient, Rob Giroux, previous recipients and their work.
How to nominate a member
If you know a determined health and safety, environment or workers' compensation activist in your local who is making a difference, it is easy to put their name forward.
Fill in their name and workplace information.
Explain on the form and, if needed, provide additional documents why this member should be the Unifor Bud Jimmerfield Award recipient for 2026.
Email the completed form no later than Sunday, May 31, 2026 to the Unifor Health, Safety, and Environment Department at healthandsafety@unifor.org for consideration.
The award recipient will be contacted by the National Union and will be recognized on stage at the 2026 Canadian Council in Ottawa (August 28-30).
We look forward to honouring Bud’s legacy and celebrating our union’s unending commitment to workplace health and safety.
2026 Scholarship Application period is now OPEN!
2026 Scholarship Application period is now OPEN!
Unifor recognizes that the cost associated with post-secondary education is a challenge for many working families. To assist in making education more accessible, we have established 23 scholarships of $2,000.00 each. Five scholarships are administered by the Quebec Council with a separate application process. Residents of Quebec must apply using that application process. See www.uniforquebec.org
The scholarships are awarded to children of Unifor members in good standing. Students must be entering their first year of full-time post-secondary education (university, community college, technological institute, nursing school, trade college, etc.) in a public institution in Canada. One of these scholarships will also be available to a Unifor member with at least one year seniority. These are entrance scholarships only and are not renewable for students entering subsequent years of study. A more detailed description of eligibility criteria and the application process can be downloaded below.
A selection committee composed of Unifor National Staff and Local Union Discussion Leaders evaluates scholarship applications. The selection committee reviews hundreds of applications annually and considers many factors when evaluating applications including academic achievement, responses to essay questions, and demonstrated commitment to social justice through extracurricular activities and volunteerism. In addition, the selection committee ensures that scholarship awards are distributed to best reflect the regional, sectoral, and membership diversity of Unifor.
2026 Scholarship Application Important Dates
Monday, March 23: Online scholarship application period opens
Friday, June 19: Application period closes
Tuesday, September 1: Scholarship recipients announced
Using the Online Application
Your application must be submitted using the online application form no later than Friday, June 19, 2026.
Click on the appropriate link below to complete your online application. Please ensure that you have read the instructions carefully, and have the following documents ready on your device for upload with your application.
Personal Statement
Current Transcript/Record of Marks
Essay Question Answers
Local Union Officer Form
PLEASE NOTE: Any application missing any of the required documents will result in an error message and cannot be submitted. Please ensure you have all documents available before submitting.
Apply as the Child of a Unifor Member Apply Now
Apply as a Unifor Member Apply Now
Details about eligibility and the full application procedure are contained in the following document: Scholarship Application Package
Join the fightback!
Unifor estimates that nearly 1,000 SaskTel jobs have been contracted out to out-of-province companies or firms overseas. Most contracting out has happened through attrition (retirements). That job opening is then contracted out to firms with substandard wages. In the race to be the lowest bidder, these for-profit firms are cutting corners on everything from training to caseload. It is another union job lost in Saskatchewan and it is privatization.
You get what you pay for
When customers are forced to deal with low-bid contractors, service suers. SaskTel customers deserve trained professionals who know our products and our plans. You don't deserve "McService" from over-worked, under-trained workers who are not familiar with our unique public telco provider.
Take action today
We're building a campaign to bargain stronger anti-contracting out language in the collective agreement, but we need your help.
Click here for QR Code and tell Premier Scott Moe - No more contracting out!
Reproductive Justice Now!
Reproductive Justice Now!
Reproductive rights are fragile and we must work together to protect and expand access to sexual and reproductive health care.
Please visit the Unifor National Website for more information and to sign the petition.
Become a Signal For Help Responder
Become a Signal For Help Responder
When you know how to respond to the signs of abuse, you can change the story. Visit the Canadian Women's Foundation website to find out how you can become a Signal for Help Responder.
When you know how to respond to the signs of abuse, you can change the story. Visit the Canadian Women's Foundation website to find out how you can become a Signal for Help Responder.
Women's Advocate
A Women’s Advocate is a specially trained workplace representative who assists women with concerns such as workplace harassment, intimate violence and abuse. The Women’s Advocate is not a counsellor but rather provides support for women accessing community and workplace resources.
These specially-trained, easy to contact workplace representatives have been instrumental in creating healthier workplaces and safer communities. We work closely with management ensuring strong cooperation to achieve this goal.
One of the best tools the union has to prevent violence against women and workplace harassment is the Women’s Advocate program.
Unifor Sector Profiles - UPDATED November 2025
Unifor’s Research Department has put together an updated series of sector profiles that provide a detailed overview of the various industries that Unifor members work in. These profiles contain key economic statistics and figures for specific industries, along with a discussion of current conditions in major development issues, and Unifor’s presence in the industry.
All 25 sector profiles can be accessed on Unifor’s website.
Protect good jobs in telecommunications, right here in Canada.
Protect good jobs in telecommunications, right here in Canada.
Did you know that telecommunications companies in Canada routinely use call centers, technical support, and engineers based overseas? Despite the fact that major Canadian telecoms benefit from publicly-funded subsidies and grants from federal and provincial governments, they keep sending good jobs out of the country where workers face poor working conditions.
Generations of telecom workers in Canada built the infrastructure that connects our communities. Any public investment should support the next generation of telecom.
For more information visit Our Telecoms, Our Jobs.
Take Action to Fix Employment Insurance
At the start of COVID, the federal government relaxed EI eligibility to improve access to emergency support for those most in need. Without these supports, it would have been much worse for workers and their families due to the COVID closures, lockdowns and layoffs.
Shamefully, the federal government allowed these rules to expire without implementing the permanent changes needed to make EI work for workers.
Last fall, union activists met with MPs to lobby for EI changes in this federal budget. Workers can’t wait for EI to be fixed.
Unifor is calling for immediate changes that improve accessibility, raise benefit levels, eliminate unfair penalties, and improve administration of an extremely outdated program.
The federal budget will be tabled in the very near future. Let's push the government to do the right thing and make permanent EI reforms that work for workers.
We encourage you to take action. Here’s how you can participate:
Share Unifor’s updated campaign page to Fix Employment Insurance. Encourage members and co-workers to use this campaign landing page to demand permanent EI reform now, call your Member of Parliament, and tweet at Decision Makers!
Proudly Unifor Products and Services Directory
Proudly Unifor Products and Services Directory
Every day, Unifor members work hard to produce and deliver products and services that are used by people across the country and around the world. With more than 315,000 members spread out over 20 different sectors of the economy, Unifor’s impact on the daily lives of people in Canada is truly vast. Use this directory to find many of the proudly made Unifor products and services that you can use in your life.
For more information click here.
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