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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, November 10, 2026
Start time: 7 PM
Location: 101-2225 Hanselman Court
Saskatoon, SK
Nominations for positions on the Local 2-S Executive for the 2027-2029 term are now underway. Click here for more details.
Congratulations to Mike Pilipow on being acclaimed President for the 2027-2029 term.
Congratulations to Cecily Howe on being acclaimed Vice-President for the 2027-2029 term.
Congratulations to Tammy Hinds on being acclaimed Secretary for the 2027-2029 term.
Congratulations to Don King on being acclaimed Treasurer for the 2027-2029 term.
Group Rep Nominations take place November 17-26
Unifor Local 2-S is excited to introduce the very first recipients of the Unifor Local 2-S Scholarship, created to help support members and their families as they pursue their educational goals.
This scholarship is more than financial support it’s an investment in people, in community, and in the future we’re building together.
Join us in celebrating these incredible students and wishing them success in the year ahead.
Congratulations!
Paisley Mogdan
Eliandre Odpaga
Bargaining Information
Bargaining Information
The SaskTel Collective Agreement is set to expire in March 2027, and we’re gearing up for the next round of bargaining. Your voice matters in shaping our proposals, please click here for more details.
Current Timeline (Dates may shift as needed)
Preparing for Bargaining
October 19 – 30
Finalizing the proposal package for exchangeNovember 2026
Formal bargaining begins with the company
💬 Stay Connected
Regular updates will be shared throughout the process. Your engagement strengthens our collective position—thank you in advance for participating.
Bargaining Updates
Please visit https://www.uniforsaskcouncil.ca/ for bargaining updates.
Bargaining Committee Members
Bargaining Committee Members
Please visit https://www.uniforsaskcouncil.ca/bargaining-committee/committee for a current list of bargaining committee members.
Please visit https://www.uniforsaskcouncil.ca/bargaining-committee/committee for a current list of bargaining committee members.
Unifor Condemns governments Labour Code review in federal submission
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Lana Payne to Senate and House of Commons committees, “pump the brakes” on C-39 – October 26
On Monday October 26, 2026, Unifor National President Lana Payne presented to both a Senate and a House of Commons committee studying Bill C-39.
Payne’s testimony centered on the infringement on the right to strike included in the bill, and its predictable knock-on effect of curtailing collective bargaining itself.
Bill C-39 introduces a new mechanism so that the Minister of Labour can unilaterally and immediately end a strike in federally regulated sectors, end negotiations, and send the contract to an arbitrator to decide.
This decision is based on if the Minister believes the strike affects Canada’s national interest.
“The national interest test is so broad it is defined simply as having an "economic impact" or causing ‘serious social disruption’. All strikes have economic impacts. It’s the entire point of a strike,” said Payne.
Canadian Labour Congress President Bea Bruske highlighted the recklessness of the new ministerial power on the same panel at the Senate, saying that in this new Section 107 of the Labour Code, “the minister's opinion and the law are one and the same.”
Payne walked decision makers through the cause and effect of this dangerous new ministerial power.
“There are those who think these changes will result in less conflict at bargaining tables, fewer disputes. I disagree and I’m here to say: it’s time to pump the brakes,” said Payne to the federal decision-makers.
“Big federal employers have not been shy about their demands to weaken the very rights workers depend on to improve their livelihoods, make their workplaces safer, or advance equality.”
“If employers believe the government will intervene on their behalf, this changes their bargaining tactics and strategy.”
The legislation is currently being rushed through both the House of Commons and the Senate.
Watch the Senate committee meeting in full.
Watch the House of Commons committee meeting in full.
Share your thoughts on this dangerous legislation with those decision makers.
In its submission, Unifor referred to a recent round of negotiations at DHL Express, where the employer asked the Minister to intervene in its behalf to end the union’s job action.
“Only after it understood that there would not be a Ministerial intervention under section 107 was DHL moved to bargain and soon reach a deal with Unifor. In this and other similar cases, the Government created an expectation of intervention - a problem that Bill C-39 will make worse,” said the union.
The bill includes two changes which support workers’ rights, support for a union’s first contract and ending contract flipping at airports, which Payne urged government to protect.
“Ending contract flipping is especially important given the looming threat of airport privatization. And newly organized workers should be able to get a first collective agreement in a timely fashion. Employers should not be able to circumvent their right to a union by using egregious stalling tactics.”
Unifor members are sharing their thoughts on this legislation through a petition to MPs and Senators. Add your name today and defend the right to strike and to bargain collectively.
Canadian Telecommunications Workers Alliance also delivers submission to Parliament
Through its involvement in the Canadian Telecommunications Workers Alliance (CTWA), Unifor participated in an additional submission on the legislation, highlighting the incongruence of claiming to protect the telecommunications infrastructure while failing to put any limits on offshore outsourcing of the operations of Canada’s telecommunications infrastructure.
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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