Sask. crop insurance workers walk off the job

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Published: June 21, 2011

Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corp. unionized workers walked off the job at 2 p.m. June 21.

The 500 workers, who are members of the Saskatchewan Government and General Employees’ Union, had been in a strike position since May 27.

The workers have been without a contract since September 2009.

They had been offered 5.5 percent over three years but wanted 7.75 percent.

Talks last week failed to produce a settlement.

Bargaining chair Allan Evans said in a news release the workers also want better compensation for using their own vehicles on crop insurance business.

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Karen Briere

Karen Briere

Karen Briere grew up in Canora, Sask. where her family had a grain and cattle operation. She has a degree in journalism from the University of Regina and has spent more than 30 years covering agriculture from the Western Producer’s Regina bureau.

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