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The Regina Leader Post published an article about the end of the lock-out.
Read it here
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The Regina Leader Post published an article about CEP’s acceptance of the memorandum of agreement.
Read it here
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Saskatoonhomepage.ca published an article about the mediated agreement.
Read it here
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CEP Local 481 votes to accept an amended memorandum of agreement.
Read more at our blog
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The Regina & District Labour Council honoured CEP Local 481 and its president with awards at its annual awards night and banquet.
Read more at our blog
Watch for CEPTV coverage of the event
coming soon!
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The Regina Leader Post published an article about the ratification vote on February 29, 2008.
Read it here
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The Regina Leader Post, the Saskatoon Star Phoenix and Global TV’s website published an article about the lock-out and the 100 Days of Resistance Rally held on Feb. 13th.
Read the Regina Leader Post here (with photo)
View the Regina Leader Post’s photo enlarged
Read the Saskatoon Star Phoenix here
Read Global TV’s online article here
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The 100 Days of Resistance Rally was held in Regina to mark the 100th day of the lock-out.
Watch for CEPTV coverage of the event,
coming soon!
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Saskatoonhomepage.ca published an article about the lock-out.
Read it here
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CULE, the Canadian Union of Labour Employees wrote a letter to the SFL in support of CEP 481.
Read it here
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ActUpInSask, an activist website published an article on the 100 Days of Resistance Rally to be held Feb. 13th.
Read it here
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The Leader Post published an article about the lock-out.
Read it here
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The Leader Post published a commentary by Bob Hughes on our lock-out.
The Leader Post publishes a commentary by Bob Hughes on our lock-out: “Interesting union conflict on Broadway”
Click here to hear a clip of the song “On Broadway” from the authors’,
Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, website
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The SFL postpones their pensions conference, scheduled for February 6 - 8.
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CEP 481 voted unanimously to support their bargaining committee’s rejection of SGEU’s last offer!
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CSU members (employees of CUPE) wrote a letter to the SFL in support of CEP 481.
Read it here
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Update on CEP 481’s recent bargaining meeting with SGEU.
Read it here
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Carl Veistrup, a former longtime SGEU member has written an excellent letter regarding the lock-out, a portion of which was published in the Regina Leader Post.
Read more here
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The Regina Leader Post published a correction regarding their January 14th article.
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The Regina Leader Post and Saskatoon Star Phoenix published an article about the lock-out.
Read the Leader Post article here
Read the same article from the Star Phoenix here
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The Socialist Project, a political activist website, has put a link to our website from their home page and labour page.
View The Socialist Project website
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Bob Bymoen refuses CEP 481’s request of January 10th to come back to the bargaining table.
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CEP 481 members from Regina, Saskatoon and Prince Albert met at SGEU’s Regina office for an informal rally with pizza over the noon hour.
A members update meeting was held in the afternoon followed by a social in the evening that was well attended by many of our supporters.
Read more at our blog
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The Regina Leader Post’s Bob Hughes writes a commentary on the lock-out.
Read it here
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Merry Christmas!
Twas the Night Before Christmas
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CEP 481 sets up secondary picket lines at the Ramada Hotel in Regina and the two correctional facilities in Saskatoon and Prince Albert where SGEU members are know to be doing our work.
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CEP Local 481 issues a press release regarding the secondary picket line set up at the Ramada Hotel.
Read it here
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Making the Links, a Saskatoon-based radio program interviewed our President on their show.
See the Making the Links website
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CEP Local 481 members joined CEP Local 1120 members at the Legislative Building for a rally. The rally was held to show concern for the cancellation of a deal to reopen a mill in Prince Albert by the Brad Wall government.
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CEP Local 481 had their annual Kids Christmas Party at the 7 Oaks. What a surprise for the kids when Santa showed up with presents for all! Thank you very much to the organizers and those that helped with presents for the children.
See a photo of the Christmas Party here
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SGEU’s Provincial Council meeting has concluded but we have not had any offers to go back to the bargaining table or any indication of an end to the lock-out.
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SGEU’s Provincial Council held their annual meeting behind closed doors at the Ramada hotel in Regina.
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The Regina Leader Post had an article about the December 10th rally at the Legislature.
Read it here
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CEP Local 481 had a rally at the Legislative Building on the opening day of Legislature to defend the trade union act and the rights of workers. Members of other unions and social movements joined our picket line.
Read more at our blog
Watch CEPTV coverage of the event here
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CEP Local 481 issues a press release regarding the rally at the Legislature.
Read it here
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ActUpInSask, a website devoted to news and activism, has an article about our rally on Monday, Dec. 10, 2007.
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CEP Local 481 issues a press release regarding the discovery of SGEU’s newest office at 805 Victoria Avenue in Regina.
Read it here
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The Regina Leader Post had an article in their December 5, 2007 edition.
Read it here
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CEP Local 481 issues a press release regarding SGEU’s refusal of the SFL’s offer to take part in special mediation.
Read it here
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CEP set up a picket line at SGEU’s newest office location in Regina: 805 Victoria Avenue. Two SGEU managers and one as of yet unidentified SGEU member were seen leaving the office in the morning.
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Over the lunch hour the staff of other unions in the province hosted solidarity luncheons for the locked-out members of CEP 481. In Prince Albert, Saskatoon and Regina staff employed by CUPE, SUN, RWDSU, PSAC, SGU, CEP, the SFL and the CLC walked the picked line with us and treated us to pizza. Many thanks for their on-going support!
Watch our CEPTV coverage and interviews from the event on YouTube
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CUPE members, the striking workers of the Universities of Regina and Saskatoon, go back to work after reaching an agreement on the weekend. Congratulations!
Read more at CUPE’s website
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CEP 481 accepts the SFL’s offer of a mediator.
Read our letter of acceptance here
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SGEU refuses both the offer of mediation from the SFL and more bargaining with CEP 481.
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CEP 481 President spoke to the delegates at the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour’s human rights conference. Conference delegates supported a motion from the floor to pass the hat, and donated $350.00 to CEP 481. We thank them for their moral and financial support!
Watch our CEPTV coverage of the speech on YouTube
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ActUpInSask, a website devoted to news and activism, has an article about us on their site.
Read it here
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Over a hundred people joined locked-out SGEU staff on the Regina picket line for a support rally. Picketers from the Prince Albert and Saskatoon offices travelled down to join in. Flags, banners, music and good food made it a festive event. Speaker after speaker voiced support for locked-out CEP 481and urged a return to the bargaining table and to fair collective bargaining.
Watch our CEPTV coverage of the event on YouTube
Watch CEPTV interviews from the event on YouTube
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CEP issues a Press Release regarding the Regina rally.
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CEP issues a Media Advisory regarding the Regina rally.
Read it here
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The Saskatchewan Federation of Labour writes a letter to CEP 481 and SGEU offering their help by appointing a special mediator to facilitate productive bargaining.
Read the letter here
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The Saskatoon Star Phoenix had an article on the Third Page of their November 16, 2007 issue.
Read it here
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SGEU’s off-site office has been closed down! CEP local leaders learned that SGEU had set up an alternative office in the Ramada Hotel in downtown Regina and advised hotel management that we would have no choice but to conduct secondary picketing. By noon, Ramada management advised us that SGEU was moving out!
Read more at our blog
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CEP issues a Press Release regarding the strike and lock-out of its employees.
Read it here
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CEP 481 issues a bargaining update.
Read it here
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Bob Bymoen, President and acting Executive Director of Operations of SGEU locked out the union’s 60 employees at 3:00 p.m. today, two hours after staff had commenced strike action at the union’s three offices.
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CEP issues a Press Release regarding the breakdown of bargaining discussions, strike and lock-out of its employees.
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