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On September 1 two GSU members who are our GSU facebook friends will each win two tickets to the September 17 Roughrider game against the Stampeders in Regina. They will also win two GSU teamwork t-shirts and two GSU water bottles.

If you've already signed up with us on facebook your name will automatically be entered in the draw. Every GSU member who is our facebook friend will be entered to win.

If you are trying to find us, look for Grain and General Services Union.

Posted July 27, 2010

Did you receive your GSU News in the mail?

Read GSU News here. Inside you'll find:

how the Canada Labour Code ensures call-back pay, overtime pay, and statutory holiday pay for temporary employees,
an opportunity to win GSU shirts and tickets to the Riders August 12 and Labour Day Classic games in Regina,
how GSU is challenging changes in Viterra's administration of sick leave.

If you didn't received a copy of GSU News, we don't have your current mailing information. Contact Brittany at the GSU office in Regina toll-free at 1.866.522.6686 to update your contact information.

Posted July 23, 2010

Our new GSU shirts have arrived

Our new t-shirts are available to GSU members for $10 each and to everyone else for $12. You can also try to win a shirt and Rider tickets in GSU News.

The shirts are available in unisex and women's cuts and sizes. Contact the GSU office in Regina for details or to order your shirt.

Posted July 16, 2010

Thank you to everyone who submitted a scholarship application.

The scholarship committee will meet over the summer to review all applications and determine this year's scholarship recipients.

All applicants will be advised of the scholarship committee's decision by mid-September.

Posted July 16, 2010

Congratulations GSU membership meeting Rider ticket draw winners: Don Kuliasa, Dwayne Litzenberger, Myrna Kosloski, and Landon Steiger.

GSU members who attended their June GSU membership meeting were entered in a draw to win Rider tickets.

Four sets of tickets were up for grabs:

Don and Dwayne each won two tickets for the July 17 Riders v. Edmonton Eskimos game in Regina, two GSU teamwork shirts, and two GSU water bottles.
Myrna and Landon each won two tickets for the July 31 Riders v. Hamilton Tiger-Cats game in Regina.

Posted July 8, 2010

Decent pensions are good for Canadians and their communities.
It's our time to make a difference!

We can't afford to wait. We need to fix our retirement income system now, starting with an expanded CPP and an immediate 15% increase in the Guaranteed Income Supplement for today's poorest seniors.

Get more information by reading the Canadian Labour Congress's fact sheets - here.

Call your Member of Parliament
Tell them you support the CLC’s position on phasing in the doubling of the CPP. Ask them to support it.
Call your Provincial Representative and ask them to support the CLC’s proposed change to the CPP.
Assist with the campaign, Sign up online now.
Join the Facebook page “Retirement Security for Everyone”.
TALK TO CO-WORKERS in your workplace and ask them to call their MPs and provincial government representatives. Ensure this campaign is discussed at your union meeting.
Write a letter to your local newspaper.

Do it today and share this information with your co-workers and friends.

Posted June 15

GSU action raises employee’s wage

Why is my rate of pay lower than a co-worker with less service?

The principles of fair and equitable pay for employees are very important to GSU.

Recently GSU was contacted by a member working for Viterra to inquire why her rate of pay was lower than a co-worker hired into the same job classification nearly two years after she was hired.

GSU discussed the issue with company management and when there was no satisfactory response, a formal grievance was submitted objecting to the lower rate of pay.

The grievance was processed through the steps of the grievance procedure in GSU’s collective agreement with the company, and the grievance was resolved when management agreed to retroactively adjust the employee’s rate of pay and eliminate the discrepancy.

If the above situation sounds a little too familiar or if you think your collective agreement isn’t being followed where you work, call the GSU office.

Your confidentiality is respected and assured.

GSU challenges arbitrary changes to sick leave

GSU filed two executive grievances on May 7, 2010, challenging Viterra’s changes to the administration of paid sick leave. GSU argues that Viterra did not have the right and did not give proper notice when management decided to stop employees from using sick leave for medical appointments. In fact, the company gave no notice and consulted no one.

“For the last 35 years employees represented by GSU have used their earned sick leave credits to attend medical appointments,” said GSU staff rep Steve Torgerson. “Recently we’ve received an increasing number of complaints from members who have been told by company management that they have to charge their medical appointment absences to either their accumulated vacation time or banked overtime.”

GSU’s executive grievances call for the reinstatement of the longstanding practice and to have employees compensated for any lost time or benefits resulting from Viterra’s change of the plan.

Employees without union representation have no option but to accept what management dictates. Employees represented by GSU have workplace rights and the ability to insist their rights be honoured.

If you have any questions or want to know more, contact your GSU Staff Representative.

Posted May 19