CALEB MANOR VOTES SEIU-WEST!!!

After a long and challenging Campaign the vote was read and the Workers of Caleb Manor, a Revera Retirement Residence in Saskatoon,SK came together and voted for SEIU-West to represent them as their Union.

“Sweet Victory…”

“It was a sweet victory for the workers at Caleb Manor…” said SEIU-West Organizing Director Sean Senechal “They worked so very hard to form a Union at their Revera Facility, worked so hard to have some say and respect in their workplace. I hope this victory reminds everyone at Revera just how important the Union is to the workers of Caleb Manor.”

Just like their fellow workers at the Revera owned Bentleys in Regina, Moose Jaw, Swift Current and most recently the Marian Chateau, Caleb Manor came together and chose SEIU-West as their Union.

By voting YES for a Union, the Workers of Caleb Manor;

Voted for Respect
Voted for Equity
Voted for the Residents

 We welcome the Workers of Caleb Manor to the SEIU-West Family!

We look forward to working together with you and being your Union.

UPDATE: Revera Retirement Living has re-named Caleb Manor - The Bentley Saskatoon

MARIAN WORKERS VOTE SEIU-WEST!!!

In an overwhelming display of support for one another, the Workers of the Marian Chateau, a Revera Retirement Residence in Regina,SK came together and voted for SEIU-West to represent them as their Union.

“Last minute curve-ball…”

“It was 30 minutes before the vote when management threw that last minute curve-ball and announced their June schedule… with lay-off, hour cuts and job descriptions changes…” said SEIU-West Organizing Director Sean Senechal “I can’t help but feel that Revera Management’s action helped confirm why the workers of Marian Chateau wanted SEIU to represent them in the first place… winning this vote isn’t just a victory, it is a statement of how much these Workers have come together during this campaign. This victory shows everyone at Revera just how important the Union is to Marian Chateau.”

During the campaign the workers of Marian Chateau discovered that they were not alone, they discovered the strength they had when they began to share their stories. They discovered that a problem for one was a problem for all… Together the Workers of Marian Chateau;

Voted for Respect
Voted for Equity
Voted for the Residents

 We welcome the Workers of Marian Chateau to the SEIU-West Family!

We look forward to working together with you and being your Union.

Revera Inc. Takes Over Management From Caleb In Saskatchewan

In a deal that will the effect the residents and staff of seven all-inclusive retirement rental communities, Toronto based Revera Inc. quietly announced that it is taking over the day-to-day management of its facilities from Saskatoon’s Caleb Group.

The news came in late April 2011 and by the first week of May reports of staff reductions were already beginning to circulate. “The residents are taking it really hard” said a Revera employee who didn’t want to give her name “You get to know these people for a couple of years and they’re like family… Then all of a sudden they tell you you’re gone.”

Three of the former Caleb managed facilities in Saskatchewan are unionized with the Service Employees International Union, SEIU-West, these are The Bentley’s in Regina, Moose Jaw and Swift Current.

“I feel more secure” said one Bentley worker “It should be a smoother transition for us, we have a new Collective Agreement through SEIU-West”