Call the GSU office at:

306.522.6686  
or
306.536.3414

• Unions are a way that workers can ensure that they continue to enjoy decent wages and good working conditions. 

• Joining a union gives you an on-going, consistent voice and a way to lock those decent wages and good working conditions into a collective agreement (contract).  An example of a collective agreement is available here.
  

• Your collective agreement protects your wages and working conditions.  It also gives you a way to challenge actions and decisions that management makes without having to worry you’ll lose your job as a result.  Experienced union staff work with you and represent you in bargaining and other meetings with your employer.
  
  
• GSU’s staff help all members of the union bargaining units who request assistance with employment related issues including, but not limited to the following:
  
  
  • advocating for employee rights in the workplace,
    
    
  • assisting employees when the provisions of the collective agreement aren’t being applied fairly or consistently,
    
    
  • assisting employees who have been harassed or discriminated against in the workplace and ensuring employees have a safe and healthy work environment,
    
    
  • assisting employees who are injured on the job and have difficulty claiming Worker’s Compensation or returning to work,
    
    
  • assisting employees who are ill and denied sick leave, short or long term disability benefits,
    
    
  • bargaining and administering a binding collective agreement that can’t be unilaterally or arbitrarily changed,
    
    
  • assisting employees to ensure they are paid the appropriate rate of pay and receive pay increases as called for by their position and the collective agreement,
    
    
  • assisting employees who are unjustly dismissed or disciplined.
  
  The list above is only an outline of the assistance we provide.  When our members experience problems in the workplace and they don't know where to turn, they contact us and we do our best to help.