Dispatches July 2002

Health Sciences Association of Saskatchewan

dispatches

July 2002

What’s Happened Since the June 5 Vote Count?

bargaining strategy.

June 6 - Executive Council meets and appoints Stan Dimnik as the Chairperson of a new Bargaining Committee.

June 26 - the first bargaining session with SAHO. Proposals delivered to SAHO.

June 7 - Stan selects the following to serve with him on the HSAS Bargaining Committee: Warren Chykowski, Roberta Ekberg, Al Shalansky, Tim Slattery, JoAnn Walker and Bill Wright.

Bargaining Survey A big thank you to the 1100 HSAS members who returned competed surveys.

June 12, 13, 17, 19 and 20 - the Bargaining Committee meets to prepare a new bargaining strategy.

Your responses provided critical direction to the Bargaining Committee in preparing our position to put forward to SAHO.

June 14 - the Bargaining Committee meets with the HSAS Provincial Job Action Steering Committee to review job action strategies.

The outcome of the survey indicated, both in terms of sheer numbers and in terms of the many and detailed comments from the members, that HSAS members are tired of historic undervaluing of health science professionals in Saskatchewan.

June 17 - the HSAS Bargaining Committee meets with SAHO representatives regarding resumption of bargaining.

Both parties agree to commence bargaining June 26.

June 21 - Final tally of survey results (note: results were tallied daily and comments from surveys communicated to the Bargaining Committee daily).

June 25 - a press conference was held to release bargaining survey results and to introduce to the public the new HSAS

The survey is an explicit directive to the Bargaining Committee to go to SAHO with a strong position….to challenge SAHO’s relegating of HSAS professions to second class status.

Members have suggested that SAHO and government have set a clear standard with their settlement with the nurses of

Inside This Issue: Benefits HSAS Member Alert Message from the JJESC Upcoming Events Meet The Health Support Practitioners HSAS Supports Education HSAS Members Recognized

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Supreme Court Sides With Labour Grievance Corner Executive Council HSAS Committees Labour Relations Officers Change of Information Form

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DISPATCHES this province. Members applaud this standard - a standard which will bring to a general duty nurse (80% of whom have a two (2) year diploma) a wage of $30.00 per hour in 2004.

The members have repeatedly stated that our professions are no less important to the health system than nurses. We will be telling SAHO and government to finish the job that they started with the nurses.

From a member survey: “I am very pleased that the Tentative Agreement has been soundly rejected by the membership. It is about time that this union of highly educated professionals said enough is enough. Why should we settle for a 3, 3, 3 offer when the SUN union has negotiated a very successful deal for its members.”

“WE NEED TO STAND UP AND BE HEARD. I personally will loose faith in this union leadership if we buckle under the pressure and give in to less than a fair agreement.”

What’s Next?

much time as is necessary to achieve a timely settlement that is acceptable to the membership. There is a serious set of issues once bargaining resumes and to successfully deal with them will take commitment on the part of all members.

If negotiations reach an impasse members can expect meetings to be held throughout the province to obtain mandate for job action.

What Can HSAS Members Do To Help?

Members are requested to raise the profile of our issues within your communities by discussing the following major issues with family, friends and MLAs: Historic undervaluing of HSAS professions.

Failure to address our acute retention/recruitment difficulties. ¾ Impact of shortages of HSAS professions on health care delivery in your District. ¾ ¾

It’s the Bargaining Committee’s intention to dedicate as

BENEFITS I. Disability Income Plan A. HSAS Disability Income Plan Premiums To Increase The experience of the HSAS (General) Disability Income Plan has been negative for the past several years; in other words, more has been paid out in benefits than has been received in premiums. As a result, the actuary has recommended an increase in our premium rate from .44% to .86% of gross regular monthly earnings.

This premium rate change is scheduled to take effect July 1, 2002.

B. Third Party Adjudication Of Disability Income Plan Appeals Four (4) of the health care unions (HSAS, SUN, SEIU and CUPE) have been lobbying SAHO to jointly implement a third party adjudication process for Disability Income Plan Appeals. Currently, the appeal PAGE 2

procedure is handled in house by SAHO. The proposal would see an independent physician serve as the adjudicator for all appeals regardless of union affiliation. Her/his decision would be binding on SAHO but would give the claimant an option of appealing the decision in court.

The unions are currently reviewing the proposal and providing SAHO their feed back. We will keep you informed of any developments.

II. SAHO Defined Benefit Pension Plan A. Negotiations Over Governance As you are aware the six health care unions (HSAS, SUN, CUPE, SEIU, SGEU and RWDSU) have been negotiating with SAHO and government since 1998 over governance of the SAHO Pension Plan.

On September 26, 2001 the six (6) unions and SAHO came to an agreement on principles that will govern Joint Trusteeship.

DISPATCHES Unfortunately, on May 7, 2002 SAHO attempted to: 1). reopen a settled issue; namely, the make-up of the Board of Trustees and 2). introduce a new proposal allow up to 2500 out-of-scope (mainly management) employees the right to leave the pension plan.

Fortunately, in a meeting held June 21 parties, SAHO withdrew both proposals. only outstanding issue is over the professional fees incurred during these We will keep you updated on this saga.

B. Eligibility Members

Rules

For

between the Currently the payment of negotiations.

Non-Permanent

HSAS

Permanent full time and part time HSAS members must join the SAHO pension plan as a condition of their employment.

HSAS members received in the mail from the SAHO Defined Benefit Plan.

In September 2001 the six (6) health care unions (HSAS, SUN, SEIU, CUPE, SGEU and RWDSU) and SAHO negotiated pension plan improvements using pension surplus. One of those improvements saw your accrual rate for the period January 1, 1990 to December 31, 2000 increase from 1.4% to 1.65% on earnings up to the YMPE (yearly maximum pensionable earnings). This amendment has the potential of increasing a member’s lifetime pension by approximately $85 per month (based on the current YMPE of $39,100 and the member having credited service for all eleven years 1990 to 2000).

1). Work at least 780 hours in the immediately preceding year or;

As a result of this increased benefit the Income Tax Act requires that the member have her RRSP contribution room reduced by the deemed value of the increase in pension benefit. This deemed value is called a Pension Adjustment (PA). In its simplest form the PA for a year is an amount equal to nine times the pension earned in the year [for tax purposes one (1) dollar of annual pension is equivalent to nine dollars].

2). Work 700 hours in each of the two immediately preceding calendar years.

Fortunately the PSPA you were provided applies to the 2002 tax year not 2001.

A non-permanent employee who meets the above requirements can choose to join the plan on the first day of any month in the calendar year in which she is eligible. If she chooses not to join the plan in that calendar year she must re-qualify under the above criteria to be eligible in the next calendar year.

The tax treatment of this significant plan improvement means HSAS members may not have the opportunity to make RRSP contributions, for the next few years, in amounts they may have made in previous years. This situation should not be viewed negatively. HSAS members with a PSPA have had their pension accrual increased at no cost to them.

Non-permanent HSAS members (temporary and casual) have the option of joining the Pension Plan if they meet one of the following two thresholds:

Subsequent to joining the plan the non-permanent employee doesn’t have to re-qualify each year to maintain her membership. Once she becomes a member, her membership continues until the earlier of retirement, death or termination of employment, regardless of the number of hours she worked in the prior calendar years.

Note: Although Health Districts are supposed to inform nonpermanent HSAS members when they become eligible, it doesn’t always happen. As a result, nonpermanent employees must be diligent in keeping track of their work hours to determine if they meet the stated threshold for membership.

C. Past Service Pension Adjustment (PSPA) What follows is a brief explanation of the PSPAs most

HSAS members who have all ready contributed to their RRSP for the 2002 tax year should consider withdrawing these 2002 contributions prior to December 31, 2002 to avoid penalties incurred for exceeding RRSP contribution limits. If you are in this situation please call a tax consultant for advice.

Members with questions regarding their PSPAs should contact Brad Garvey at SAHO Regina (306) 347-5500.

III. Extended Health And Enhanced Dental Plan A. Recent Changes (a) Out Of Province/Country And Travel Assistance Benefit The events of September 11 focused attention on out of province/country travel benefits throughout PAGE 3

DISPATCHES the insurance industry. Canada Life’s reinsurer is no longer wiling to cover the current maximum benefit amounts under these plans.

As a result, effective March 1, 2002 this benefit maximum will be one (1) million dollars per person for each emergency event. This limitation is no longer a lifetime maximum and, in total, could exceed one (1) million dollars if an individual experienced multiple emergency events over the term of coverage.

Because claims historically have not reached this level, due in part to the claims management offered

by Travel Assistance, this new benefit limitation should have no impact for plan members. (b) New Online Service For Plan Members Canada Life has introduced a new online service for plan members called GEMSweb. It allows plan members to: ¾Track

their claim status for new and previously submitted claims. ¾View their claim history for the past two years.

You can register for GEMSweb online at: http://gemsweb.canadalife.ca Here’s how to register for GEMSweb online.

New users will be asked to enter: Name, birth date and gender.

Email address - this is the email account to which

HSAS MEMBER ALERT Peer Review It is our understanding that some Health Districts are using a system of Peer Review as a substitute for a performance evaluation completed by a manager.

The union takes the position HSAS members should decline to participate in such endeavors. In our view, a request by management for you to be involved would constitute an unreasonable exercise of management rights that affects the solidarity of our bargaining unit.

What to do?

Please contact your HSAS Labour Relations Officer if you are PAGE 4

Canada Life will send the password you will need to gain access to your record.

UserID - this is the user name you wish to register under. It must be at least 6 characters and cannot include any spaces. Please remember your UserID because you will have to enter it each time you log on to GEMSweb.

Answers to a few authentication questions your answers may be used to authenticate your access to your online application.

Group number - the group number assigned to the SAHO health and dental plan is 98930.

Certificate number - your certificate number is your social insurance number.

For assistance with resetting passwords, you can call Canada Life customer service centre at 1-800668-6669. (c) Drug Card The six (6) health care unions have requested our consultant investigate the possibility of implementing a drug card. We will keep you posted on any developments. (d) Coverage For Retirees To Be Looked At The health care unions and SAHO will soon begin investigating the possibility of offering a health plan for retirees. The cost would be borne by retirees but administered by SAHO. requested to participate in a Peer Review. It is especially important to contact us if there is talk of implementing an anonymous peer review.

MESSAGE FROM THE HSAS/SAHO JOINT JOB EVALUATION STEERING COMMITTEE HSAS members should ensure that they retain a copy of their appeal submission. The Appeal Committee is expected to begin its work in September. Visit the HSAS/SAHO website at www.sdh.sk.ca/ hsasjobevaluation for answers to common questions.

DISPATCHES

UPCOMING EVENTS

HSAS Annual Convention

November 23, 2002 - to be held in Saskatoon at the Delta Bessborough Hotel.

All HSAS members are encouraged to attend to find out what your union has been up to over the year and to celebrate our 30th Anniversary.

Format change - As in previous years the Annual Convention Business Meeting will commence at 1:30 p.m.

However, as an experiment we will also be running two (2) concurrent educational sessions, the first commencing at 10:00 a.m. and the second at 11:15 a.m. Topics for the sessions will be announced in our next newsletter. Lunch will be provided at 12:30 p.m. We will also be having a banquet at 5:00 p.m.

Important Notes For The Annual Convention A. Member Resolutions At its April 16/17, 2002 meeting Executive Council passed the following motion: “Members are encouraged to mail in any member resolutions, along with rationale, they are wanting to bring forward at the Annual Convention to the Saskatoon HSAS office by August 31, 2002.”

B. Expense Guidelines For Members Attending the Annual Convention At its June 6, 2002 meeting Executive Council passed

the following motion: “In light of the motion made at the 2001 Annual Convention with respect to equal treatment of general membership and Executive Council members attending the Annual Convention, the following guidelines will apply to the 2002 Annual Convention.

Members must pre-register in order to be eligible for the following: ¾ 15¢ per kilometer for out of town members attending; car - pooling is expected. ¾ Childcare (to a maximum of $30 per day) and meal expenses ($6 breakfast, $10 lunch and $14 supper) unless the meal is provided by the Convention (receipts required for childcare and meal expenses). ¾ One night’s hotel accommodation for those traveling more than 200 kilometers one way and 2 night’s accommodation for those traveling more than 400 kilometers one way to a maximum of $89 per night plus tax.”

There are a limited number of rooms available at the Bessborough at the rate of $89 per night. If you wish to take advantage of this rate please call the Bessborough Hotel toll free 1-800-268-1133 and contact Colette toll free 1-888-565-3399 or locally 955-3399 in the Saskatoon HSAS office as soon as possible to register for the educational sessions and banquet.

MEET THE HEALTH SUPPORT PRACTITIONERS We have invited Les Hurlburt, a Mental Health Therapist in the Battlefords Health District, to provide some insight into his profession.

Mental Health Therapists provide services to people experiencing mental illnesses and other mental disorders and impairments. The services provided are psychotherapeutic interventions and modalities that assist with recovery or improvement in the client’s condition and functioning. This is done through a process of stabilization, skill development and support. Assessment , counselling, activation, teaching and providing a variety of other psychosocial rehabilitation treatments are the major aspects of the work that mental health therapists perform. This is done in groups or on an individual basis depending on

needs and resources. Mental Health Therapists work with clients of all ages, from youth experiencing emotional or behavioural problems to the elderly who may have Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. Mental Health Therapists usually work in conjunction with a multidisciplinary team that consists of other mental health professionals such as psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses and social workers.

Educational requirements for mental health therapists vary according to the needs of the client or program. For example, a horticulture therapy program may require an agriculture degree, whereas a formal education program may require an education degree. In most cases, an RPN or RN designation or a university degree such as psychology, education or social work would be the requirement.

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HSAS SUPPORTS EDUCATION CONTINUING EDUCATION FUND The Continuing Education Fund was established at the October 1990 Annual General Meeting with the purpose of promoting continuing education in areas directly related to one’s present position.

A lottery system is used to select applicants with five (5) names drawn on October 1st and five names on May 15th of each year. Successful applicants are eligible for a maximum of $500.00.

It is the position of HSAS that the responsibility for assuming costs associated with continuing job related education resides with the employer. To ensure our fund is not treated as a primary funding source, the Education Fund Committee requires members to apply to their employer or other sources prior to making application to the HSAS Education Fund. Failure to do so will result in the disqualification of the applicant.

For the May 15, 2002 draw we had 27 applicants. Those chosen were: Name

Professions

Health District

Terra Isherwood Krista Koenders Lesley Magnus Kristen Olson Karen Wood

Physical Therapist EMT-A Research Therapist Physical Therapist Dietitian

Saskatoon Health District Greenhead Health District Saskatoon Health District Swift Current Health District Saskatoon Health District

25TH SILVER ANNIVERSARY SCHOLARSHIP AWARD The 1997 Annual Convention established two (2) $500.00 scholarships to mark the 25th Anniversary of our union. The scholarships are awarded annually to a spouse or dependent of an HSAS member enrolled in full-time studies at a postsecondary educational institution leading to a degree, diploma or certificate in an area of study currently represented by HSAS. Completed application forms must be received at the Saskatoon or Regina office no later than July 31st for the upcoming school year.

Applications can be obtained by calling either the Saskatoon or Regina HSAS office.

HSAS MEMBERS RECOGNIZED In February of this year, the following two (2) HSAS members were recognized for their contributions in the health field at the first annual Saskatchewan Healthcare Excellence Awards.

Dr. Phil Carverhill, Senior Psychologist and Music

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Therapist in the Kinetic Program at Saskatoon City Hospital.

Dorothy Quirk, Palliative Care Coordinator for the Thunder Creek Health District.

Congratulations to each of you. We are proud that you are members of our union.

DISPATCHES

SUPREME COURT SIDES WITH LABOUR This January the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that union secondary picketing is no longer to be viewed as unlawful.

The court ruling occurred after a long labour dispute between RWDSU Local 558 in Saskatoon and Pepsi Cola about five years ago. RWDSU members began to picket several retail outlets and a hotel. Pepsi obtained an injunction to halt this secondary picketing but the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal overturned the injunction.

their employer, but also engage in picketing against their employer’s customers, suppliers, etc.

Subsequent to this decision employer’s will be granted injunctions to halt picketing only where they can demonstrate to the court that the picketing is wrongful in a civil sense (trespass) or criminal sense (blocking traffic).

Congratulations to RWDSU and their legal counsel, Larry Kowolchuk, for this step forward.

The legal dispute finally ended up at the Supreme Court of Canada. In a precedent setting decision the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that workers cannot only picket

GRIEVANCE C The Grievance Corner will be used to make O members aware of what articles in our Collective are the subject of some of our R Agreement current grievances/arbitrations.

N To protect confidentiality we will mention neither Health District nor the individual member E the involved.

R Article 7.01 No Discharge Without Cause We have just completed dealing with two (2) without cause terminations. One was settled on a “without prejudice” basis when the grievor accepted a monetary offer of settlement and the other was recently arbitrated. The decision on this latter case is pending.

Article 20.04 Selection Criteria Management selected a candidate from outside the HSAS bargaining unit to fill a posted

vacancy rather than assign a qualified HSAS candidate. This grievance is proceeding to arbitration.

Article 13.03 (b) Public Holiday Off/Vacation

On

Day

This is a group grievance proceeding to arbitration over what happens when a statutory holiday falls on an employee’s scheduled day off.

G Article 15.03 Cancellation of Shifts R Subsequent to giving up a shift an HSAS E member was able to work the shift but was not I permitted to work it.

This grievance is proceeding to arbitration.

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DISPATCHES

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Executive Council is the governing body that conducts the business of the union between Annual Conventions.

PROFESSIONS

Addiction Counsellors/Therapists

Social Workers

Assessor/Coordinators

# OF SEATS

1

2

2

Speech Language Pathologists, Audiologists, Orthoptists, Music Therapists

1

Respiratory Therapists, Perfusionists

1

Emergency Medical Technicians, Dispatchers and Paramedics

2

ELECTED AND ADDRESSES Chris Driol - Saskatoon Health District Calder Centre, 2001 Arlington Avenue Saskatoon, SK S7J 2H6 Brent McKee - East Central Health District Yorkton Mental Health Centre, 270 Bradbrooke Drive Yorkton, SK S3N 2K6 Krista Whittard - Saskatoon Health District Adult Community Mental Health Services, 4th Floor, 715 Queen Street

TERM ENDS

November 2003 November 2003 November 2002

Kathleen Malin - Moose Mountain Health District Redvers Health Centre, Box 321 Redvers, SK S0C 2H0 Brenda Pasloski - East Central Health District Yorkton Regional Health Services, 270 Bradbrooke Drive

November 2003

Laura Carney, Speech Language Pathologist Saskatoon Health District Speech Language Pathology Department, Saskatoon City Hospital

November 2002

Warren Chykowski, Respiratory Therapist - Saskatoon Health District Royal University Hospital, Respiratory Therapy Department Box 50, 103 Hospital Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0W8 Dale Backlin, Paramedic - Regina Health District Emergency Medical Services, Box 3930 Regina, SK S4P 3R8 Jason Williams, Paramedic - Regina Health District Emergency Medical Services, Box 3930 JoAnn Walker, Physical Therapist - Saskatoon Health District Community Services, Royal University Hospital 103 Hospital Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0W8 Bonnie Yake, Physical Therapist - Regina Health District Wascana Rehabilitation Centre, 2180 - 23rd Street

November 2003

November 2003 November 2003 November 2003 November 2002

Physical Therapists, Prosthetists, Orthotists, Exercise/Conditioning Therapists

2

Public Health Inspectors, Infection Control Practitioners

1

Terry Gibson, Public Health Inspector - Saskatoon Health District Public Health Services, Idylwyld Health Centre #101 - 310 Idylwyld Drive North, Saskatoon, SK S7L 0Z2

November 2002

Pharmacists

1

Monica Lawrence - Regina Health District Pharmacy Department, Regina General Hospital 1440 - 14th Avenue, Regina, SK S4P 0W8

November 2003

Occupational Therapists

1

Mary Wilson - Regina Health District Occupational Therapy Department, Pasqua Hospital 4101 Dewdney Avenue, Regina, SK S4T 1A5

November 2002

Recreation Therapists, Mental Health Therapists

1

Les Hurlburt, Mental Heath Therapist, Battlefords Health District Saskatchewan Hospital Box 39, North Battleford, SK S9A 2X8

November 2002

Psychologists, Psychometricians

1

Dawn Phillips, Psychologist - Saskatoon Health District Ellis Hall, Royal University Hospital 103 Hospital Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0W8

November 2002

Dietitians, Nutritionists, Dental Hygienists/ Therapists, Health Educators

1

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Bernadette LeBoeuf, Health Educator - Battlefords Health District Northwest Health Facility, 711 Centre Street

November 2003

November 2002

DISPATCHES

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

BOARD OF GOVERNORS

The Executive Officers are elected from and by Executive Council for a one (1) year term except the President, who is elected for a two (2) year term by the general membership.

PRESIDENT Stan Dimnik Social Worker FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT Laura Carney Speech Language Pathologist SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT/ Dawn Phillips SECRETARY Psychologist TREASURER JoAnn Walker Physical Therapist

The Board of Governors provide guidance and counsel to Executive Council on all matters regarding administration of the Union. Any member having served at least four (4) years on Executive Council, at least two (2) of which as an officer, shall be eligible for election to the Board of Governors for a seven year term. The current Governors are: Roberta Ekberg Pharmacist - Regina

Natalie Horejda Physical Therapist - Regina

Ted Makeechak Physical Therapist - Saskatoon

HEALTH SCIENCES ASSOCIATION OF SASKATCHEWAN COMMIITTEES NEGOTIATING

GRIEVANCE

2002 ANNUAL CONVENTION

EDUCATION FUND

Stan Dimnik (Chair) Warren Chykowski Roberta Ekberg Al Shalansky Tim Slattery JoAnn Walker Bill Wright

Les Hurlburt (Chair) Dale Backlin Terry Dodds Kateri Singer Bonnie Yake Monica Lawrence (Alternate)

Terry Gibson Ted Makeechak JoAnn Walker

Laura Carney Roberta Ekberg Bernadette LeBoeuf Ted Makeechak

PROVINCIAL JOB ACTION STEERING

DISTRICT COUNCIL DEVELOPMENT

Roberta Ekberg Brenda Pasloski JoAnn Walker Jason Williams Mary Wilson

Dale Backlin Laura Carney Stan Dimnik Monica Lawrence Brent McKee JoAnn Walker

EMERGENCY FUND

COMMUNICATIONS

Terry Gibson Mary Wilson Tim Slattery

Natalie Horejda Brent McKee Gayleen Robertson Tim Slattery

CONSTITUTIONAL Gail Beggs-LaRiviere Roberta Ekberg Mary Wilson Bill Wright

JOINT JOB EVALUATION STEERING Julie Johnson Ted Makeechak Roger Piatt Kateri Singer

FINANCE JoAnn Walker (Chair) Warren Chykowski Ted Makeechak Lynn Regier Tim Slattery

CHARITABLE DONATIONS Chris Driol Bernadette LeBoeuf

JOINT JOB EVALUATION Loralyn Leugner Carla Manastyrski Murray Potter

HEALTH SCIENCES ASSOCIATION OF SASKATCHEWAN STAFF SASKATOON

REGINA

Tim Slattery, Executive Director Kevin Glass, Labour Relations Officer Al Shalansky, Labour Relations Officer Lynn Regier, Administrator Crystal Larson, Secretary/Receptionist Colette Duffee, Secretary/Receptionist

Greg Deren, Senior Labour Relations Officer Mario Kijkowski, Labour Relations Officer Charlene HĂŠbert, Secretary/Receptionist

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DISPATCHES

HEALTH DISTRICT ASSIGNMENTS We encourage members’ concerns and questions be directed to the staff person assigned to their Health District/Worksite.

HEALTH DISTRICTS - LABOUR RELATIONS OFFICERS (SASKATOON) KEVIN GLASS

Phone Number

955-5712

E-mail Address

glassk.hsas@sasktel.net

Greenhead Keewatin Yatthé La Ronge EMS Lloydminster Mamawetan Churchill River Midwest Northwest Prairie West Rolling Hills Saskatoon · Idylwyld Health Centre - Public Health Services · Kinsmen Centre · McKerracher · Parkridge · Royal University Hospital · Sherbrooke · Youth Services South West Swift Current Twin Rivers

AL SHALANSKY

Phone Number

E-mail Address

shalanskyal.hsas@sasktel.net

955-3454

Battlefords Central Plains · St. Elizabeth’s Hospital Gabriel Springs North Central North East Parkland Pasquia Prince Albert Saskatoon · Calder Centre · Idylwyld Health Centre - Client/Patient Access Services · Nurses Alumnae Wing · Saskatoon City Hospital · St. Paul’s Hospital · Sturdy Stone

HEALTH DISTRICTS - LABOUR RELATIONS OFFICERS (REGINA) GREG DEREN

Phone Number

E-mail Address

dereng.hsas@sasktel.net

Moose Mountain Pipestone Regina · Alcohol and Drug Services · Hearing Aid Plan · Mental Health Clinics · Public Health Services · Wascana Rehabilitation Centre South Central South East Touchwood Qu’Appelle

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585-7753

MARIO KIJKOWSKI Phone Number E-mail Address

585-7754

mario.hsas@sasktel.net

Assiniboine Valley East Central Living Sky Moose Jaw/Thunder Creek North Valley Regina · Community Health Centres · Cupar and District Nursing Home · Emergency Medical Services · Extendicare · Home Care/SWADD · Lumsden and District Heritage Home · Pasqua Hospital · Regina General Hospital · Regina Lutheran Home · Regina Pioneer Village · Santa Maria Senior Citizens Home South Country

DISPATCHES Have you changed your name, address, telephone number(s), place of employment, classification (II, III, Senior, M.A., etc.) or status (fulltime, part time, L.O.A., etc.)?

If you have, please let us know by clipping out the “Change of Information” form and forward it to the Saskatoon HSAS office at #42-1736 Quebec Avenue, Saskatoon, SK, S7K 1V9.

CHANGE OF INFORMATION FORM

HEALTH DISTRICT MEMBER NAME PREVIOUS NAME (IF CHANGED) HOME ADDRESS

HOME PHONE NO. WORK PHONE NO. PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION STATUS DATE IN EFFECT

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