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- April 7, 2026 – Previous GSU Scholarship recipients are eligible to win again; REGISTER NOW! Zoom Educational Series underway – April 26 is next session on Managing Your Performance Review; WE’RE WORKING ON IT: We’re printing Collective Agreement booklets for our Local 4 (Grain Millers) members
- March 31, 2026 – GSU Scholarship eligibility expands to include members attending school part-time; Council meeting focuses on financial sustainability and effective member services; WE’RE WORKING ON IT: Balancing work requirements and the right to bargain
- March 24, 2026 – GSU Scholarship applications are available; Request your Local 15 (Nutrien) collective agreement now; WE’RE WORKING ON IT: Be sure you understand the meaning and professional implications of the discussion when you are called in to have a chat at work
- March 17, 2026 – New for 2026 – $1,000 scholarships for GSU members in part-time schooling; WE’RE WORKING ON IT: Helping members speak up on scheduling; GSU’s governing body to meet in Regina, SK on March 25
- March 3, 2026 – International Women’s Day is March 8; Local 1 (Bunge) Board of Delegates meeting update; WE’RE WORKING ON IT: GSU members and officers bring power to meetings with Company Management; Remembering the Life of labour activist and friend Wanda Bartlett
- February 24, 2026 – Local 15 (Nutrien) board meets in Saskatoon; WE’RE WORKING ON IT: We’ve taken our Collective Agreement booklet printing in house; Lessons we can all learn from Punch (the Monkey)
- February 17, 2026 – WE’RE WORKING ON IT: GSU successfully secures withheld Performance Pay; Clearing the Air – A milestone in GSU History; Bargaining Updates
- February 10, 2026 – Delegates meetings set for Locals 1 (Viterra) and Local 15 (Nutrien); Sask. Federation of Labour’s Pension & Benefits Conference; WE’RE WORKING ON IT: Supporting members through the short-term disability process; Remembering foundational GSU figure and friend, Lawrence Maier
- February 3, 2026 – GSU special finance committee meets to consider long-term growth goals; WE’RE WORKING ON IT: Navigating PIPs and Ensuring Fair Treatment; Protect your Fragile Balls!
- January 27, 2026 – Our annual financial audit is underway; GSU is marking its 90th anniversary in 2026; WE’RE WORKING ON IT – Filing grievances and moving them through the process; Local 17 (Discovery Co-op) bargaining is officially underway
- January 20, 2026 – Online GSU officer training opportunity scheduled for Feb. 10; ANOTHER PROBLEM SOLVED – Overtime Pay Reminder: Weekend Shifts Past Midnight; Checking your Pay Stub is Your Job
- January 13, 2026 – Local 17 (Discovery) bargaining will begin January 2-29; WE’RE WORKING ON IT: Answering questions about the leaves that are available to members
2025
- December 23, 2025 – Financial Review Committee working on long-term stability for members; WE’RE WORKING ON IT: Answering questions about TPHD; Watch for our refreshed GSU logo in January; Bargaining a new collective agreement begins in January for members in Locals 7 (Trouw – Chilliwack), 14 (Richardson), and 17 (Discovery Co-op)
- December 16, 2025 – Members vote YES – Defense Fund dues will continue through 2026; Local 15 (Nutrien) Collective agreement now available online; ANOTHER PROBLEM SOLVED: Helping clarify overtime rules and calculations.
- December 9, 2025 – GSU urges key updates to Sask. labour laws in provincial review; WE’RE WORKING ON IT: Support during a Position Elimination
- December 2, 2025 – Local 15 (Nutrien) Vacation Credit Deadline is this Friday, Dec. 5; Mental Health Survey for rural youth; Check your health spending, benefits before year-end; WE’RE WORKING ON IT: Staff Reps will work with you to resolve issues after you leave your employment
- Nov. 25, 2025 – What your collective agreement means (and how to get a copy); WE’RE WORKING ON IT: Helping members work through the bumps of implementing a new collective agreement; Local 14 (Richardson) bargaining preparation survey deadline is Dec. 1
- Nov. 18, 2025 – Local 4 (Grain Millers) vote YES to a new collective agreement; GSU’s Community Connection program highlights GSU members; WE’RE WORKING ON IT: Insurance Coverage reductions after Age 65 – What you should know.
- Nov. 11, 2025 – Defense Fund board optimistic about 2026; Sask. labour laws being reviewed – What’s at stake for GSU members; WE’RE WORKING ON IT: Don’t sign off on training you haven’t received.
- Nov. 4, 2025 – We’ve moved to a new contact system; Local 4 (Grain Millers) ratification vote on Nov. 13/14; Local 15 (Nutrien) ratification voting deadline Nov. 7 at noon; General Secretary’s report on WESTAC Fall Forum; Using collective agreement entitlements pays off for members.