Thousands of CUPE Health Workers Vote in Favour of Job Action

Provincial health care workers vote to strike

Health workers of CUPE 5430 voted 99 per cent on favour of job faction at a meeting in North Battleford on September 15.

Saskatchewan health union votes 99 per cent in favour of strike

The 14,000 workers represented by CUPE have been without a contract since March 31, 2023, and have gone four and half years without a wage increase.

Thousands of CUPE health workers vote in favour of job action

CUPE health-care workers rally outside the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly in July of 2025. (Image Credit: File photo/CJME)

CUPE 5430 health workers vote 99 per cent in favour to strike

Unionized health-care workers with CUPE 5430, by far the biggest local in Saskatchewan, have voted 99 per cent in favour of job action in the province's largest strike vote. The workers have been without a contract since March 2023, and have gone more than 4½ years without a pay raise. They're asking for higher wages and safer staffing.

Saskatchewan health-care workers vote 99% in favour of job action: CUPE

99 per cent of the more than 13,000 health-care workers who cast ballots in the CUPE Local 5430 vote were in favour of job action as the union works to secure a contract.

CUPE 5430 health workers set to announce strike vote results today

REGINA, Sask. — Members of CUPE Saskatchewan local 5430 are set to announce results of their strike vote today. Voting wrapped up Monday of CUPE health-care workers across the province following voting that took place starting Sept. 8. ...