Larry Hubich: Ken Gousseau

Saskatchewan Federation Of Labour President Larry Hubich Dept: Larry Hubich : I think some of the highlights were that our affiliates got a number of collective agreements in the current climate that resulted in settlements and the ability of them to move forward with their membership and work collaboratively with their employers. So, in that regard, those were some of the positives. As well, there s a fairly high level of employment in the province, and so that s always a positive. As a result of that, most of the union folks are engaged in full-time occupations, although there s always a little bit of pressure downward or certain segments that may go through spurts or experiences of unemployment. Right now, there s a bit of a slowdown in the potash sector and there s been layoffs of a couple of months for folks in the potash sector because of reduced demand but all in all, the employment prospects are pretty strong, so that s a positive for workers and regina web journalist Ken Gousseau recently sat down with Saskatchewan Federation of Labour president Larry Hubich to discuss how the past year went for the group and workers in the province. News : What were some of the highlights and lowlights of the past year in terms of labour in Saskatchewan? (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.