September 21, 2021
Calendar highlights and upcoming events:
International Longshore and Warehouse Union Executive Meeting
General Secretary Hugh Wagner is participating in this Zoom meeting on Sept. 21.


Local 8 (Advance) to hold special membership meeting Sept. 21
The meeting will review draft bargaining proposals prepared by the executive committee of the Local and based on the ideas submitted by members.

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Joint Executive Council meeting - Sept. 24
The union's governing body has switched from an in-person meeting to a Zoom meeting. More information in the story below.

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Announcement of your new GSU Staff Representative - Sept. 28
Assuming the Joint Executive Council approves the recommendations of the union's selection committee, we will be announcing your new GSU staff representative next Tuesday.
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EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY
65th Annual SFL convention - Virtual, Oct. 21 & 22
This year, the convention will take place entirely online. While convention will be shorter than usual, it will still feature many of the usual convention activities and ways for delegates to engage.

Contact the GSU office if you are interested in attending. Learn more here.
Joint Executive Council meeting switches to remote participation
While we hoped to return to in-person meetings, safety must come first. Concerns over COVID's fourth wave have prompted our scheduled two-day meeting of the union's governing body from an in-person gathering to a one-day virtual attendance format.

"Obviously, meeting in person is always preferable, but with the highly contagious nature of the Delta variant, the safe and responsible option is to meet online," said staff rep Steve Torgerson. "It's not worth the risk of bringing officers from throughout Saskatchewan to Regina when we can accomplish the business of the union virtually."

An update on the Council meeting will be posted in next week's Tuesday Members' Memo.


Crunching numbers for a severance package
 
Staff representative Steve Torgerson assisted a member who was offered a severance package. Steve helped the member weigh their options and consider different scenarios, enabling the member to make an informed decision.
 
If you need some advice about how to approach management with a problem, don't hesitate to call your GSU staff rep. No problem is too small and sometimes a brief comment, email, or meeting is all that's needed to address a situation. Call us when you think there is a problem to be fixed.


GSU Regina office renovations nearing completion
The windows have been replaced, the fire escape and front stairs have been treated, the office sign has been painted and the stucco is starting to be applied. Once the scaffolding has been removed, the office will be almost unrecognizable from its former brick and siding exterior.

With the exterior complete, the interior's first-floor trim will be freshened up with a new coat of paint, the back porch water damage will be repaired, and we will be in great shape for the foreseeable future.

Once COVID slows down, feel free to drop by and have a look at our refreshed building. We'd be happy to show you around.
A lack of laziness contributes to burnout

If you sense that you're overwhelmed and overworked in 2021, you're probably not wrong.

For more than a year, COVID has left many workers struggling with the pressures and challenges of bouncing between working at home and returning to their workplaces. Those who remained in their work environment throughout the pandemic have also struggled with an everchanging variety of actions and reactions as their employers, coworkers, and clients respond to a very fluid virus.

If you are starting to feel generally uninterested, unmotivated and without direction, it's not likely laziness. You may be looking at burnout.

Check these links to learn more about the burnout and how to fend it off:



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