August 3, 2021
Calendar highlights and upcoming events:
Local 2 (Viterra Head Office) summer contests

GSU Local 2 executive members Howard Wilson, Sheila Tran and Kaylee Kruger are putting a little extra fun into summer with some great contest giveaways, food trucks, Rider tickets and more. If you are a Local 2 member, watch your email or check-in with your executive to learn more.

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EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY
Sask. Federation of Labour virtual OH&S conference - Sept. 15 & 16

GSU will sponsor up to three GSU members to attend this popular conference. We'll help you with getting time off from work and GSU will reimburse you for lost wages. If you are a GSU member in good standing and you have a good internet connection, you are eligible attend.

Check out the conference workshops and contact GSU staff rep Steve Torgerson at Steve@gsu.ca if you are interested in attending. You can read or print the conference brochure here.

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EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY
Joint Executive Council meeting, GSU educational - Sept. 23 & 24

Plans are being made for a meeting of the union's governing body and a GSU educational for union members and officers. Details are being finalized and we will be reaching out to council members, but if you are interested in the education workshop, contact Steve at Steve@gsu.ca.

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Check in next week when we will be giving away two tickets to the Rider's Aug. 21 game against the Redblacks.

Local 14 (Richardson Pioneer) delegates to meet early Sept., prepare bargaining proposals, elect bargaining committee
Members of GSU Local 14 (Richardson Pioneer) are being asked to complete a GSU bargaining survey to help focus efforts on negotiating a new collective agreement with their employer this autumn. Union delegates will meet in early September to review member priorities, prepare a bargaining platform, and elect a committee to meet with company management.

Surveys were distributed by union delegates and sent by email to individual Local 14 members on Aug. 3. If you are a Local 14 member and you didn't receive a survey, contact us at gsu@gsu.ca.

Surveys returned to GSU's Regina office by Aug. 31 will be entered in a draw to win an iPad.

Local 14 members who complete the contact information section on the survey will be automatically entered into the draw.

Wagner, Pavo meet and review GSU Defense Fund's $5.4 million investment portfolio
Earlier today, GSU general secretary Hugh Wagner met with Keith Pavo of RBC Dominion Securities Inc. to receive an update on the GSU Defense Fund’s assets and investment portfolio.

The investment and management of the Fund is overseen by a five-person elected board of directors. There are currently two vacancies on the board. If you are interested in participating on the board or becoming a director, contact Hugh Wagner at Hugh@gsu.ca for more information.
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GSU staff rep Steve Torgerson is assisting a member with their return to work and the accommodations required to ensure the process is as smooth as possible.

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.


Bringing your focus into your reality
It may be a little too woo-woo for some, but for many people there is something to the Law of Attraction and power of manifestation.

What is manifestation?

Simply put, it's something that is put into your physical reality through thought, feelings, and beliefs - meaning whatever you focus on is what you are intentionally bringing into your reality. Going the woo-woo route may include using meditation, a manifestation journal, or connecting to an object. Less woo-woo methods of manifestation could be goal setting or a conscious effort to increase positivity or remove negativity from your life. Manifestation does not mean that whatever you want drops into your lap. You need to be realistic and there is work that needs to be done.

Even if you don't subscribe to the Law of Attraction theory, getting on board with the idea that surrounding yourself with awareness and goals to intentionally make your life better can't be a bad thing.

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