Tuesday MEMBERS’ MEMO

Our e-newsletter is sent to members each Tuesday by email.
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  • 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 (Trow – 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.