Without a deal, Saskatchewan’s Crown workers hit the picket lines

Employees represented by Unifor at seven of Saskatchewan’s Crown corporations, including SaskTel, SaskPower and SaskEnergy, are officially on strike.

According to the union, negotiations between the Crowns and workers had reached an impasse.

Without a deal, workers walked off the job at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, starting with those at Sasktel, who were gathered outside of the telecom’s downtown Regina office on Lorne Street, wearing signs, waving flags and marching around.

The union representing those and other Crown workers, Unifor, posted videos on its Twitter feed showing the start of the strike.

It is 12:01 in Regina and the first workers are walking off the job as part of our province wide strike for wage fairness. #canlab #skpoli pic.twitter.com/xdm59peeek

— Unifor Canada (@UniforTheUnion) October 4, 2019

Every day that thousands of Sask Crown members are on a picket line, the Province of Saskatchewan loses money and residents will not get the reliable services they're used to. @PremierMoeScott it is time for a fair deal. #saskpoli pic.twitter.com/uGLTaYwCuP

— Unifor Canada (@UniforTheUnion) October 4, 2019