Liquor store layoffs hitting northwest region
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As liquor privatization moves forward, the 170 people whose jobs have been eliminated are figuring out what to do next.
Donna Christianson, chair of negotiations with the SLGA for the Saskatchewan Government and General Employees’ Union, is one of the employees affected. She said after all the work the SGEU did to oppose this, she’s disappointed in the outcome.
“That’s the main thought I think, so disappointed that the public and the government did not listen, nobody listened to what we had to say,” she said.
Employees received notice about a month ago, which Christianson said included severance calculations. She said calls started going out this week for those who want to stay with SLGA, so they’ll be able to look at the option of taking another position.
