The Leader-PostPublished: Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Premier Brad Wall, when the Saskatchewan Party was sitting as the Official Opposition, stated in a Jan. 10, 2007, letter to myself as Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) president: "I want to emphasize that it is our view that in the past, the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses, on their own volition, has been responsible for protecting public safety by agreeing to provide essential services during a strike."
Despite this, the Saskatchewan Party government has attempted to justify its interference in the collective bargaining process by stating that changes to essential services legislation are necessary to ensure public safety.
Public safety has never, and will never, be put at risk as a result of any job action by SUN members.
Read Rosalee Longmoore Letter to the Editor HERE
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