Executive Contact Info
EWSC Executive Team Members
Omar Murray
Chairperson
omar.murray13@outlook.com
Teresa Hitchings
Co-Chairperson
thitchings@yahoo.com
Carole-Anne Wilson
Secretary-Treasurer
ewsctreasurer@hotmail.com
Dianne Rasmussen
Recording-Secretary
ewscrecsec@hotmail.com
Karla Sastaunik
Member-At-Large
kassastaunik@sasktel.net
Brandy Kabay
Member-At-Large
brandyewsc@gmail.com
Bonnie Kuppenbender
Member-At-Large
kuppen7@sasktel.net
Jason Schrader
Member-At-Large
jasonschrader542@gmail.com
Staff Advisors
Janice Janzen
jjanzen@cupe.ca
Jan Goy
jgoy@cupe.ca
Marcia Sielski
msielski@cupe.ca
What we do
The Education Workers Steering Committee (EWSC) is a committee of CUPE Saskatchewan that deals with all matters relating to support staff working in the K-12 system province-wide.
There are 7000 members in the Education sector and the EWSC advocates on their behalf. The EWSC meets with the provincial government, usually through the Minister of Education, to advocate on behalf of education workers.
We also have regular contact with the opposition parties in order to highlight the issues facing support staff in the K-12 sector. We also take political action, through rallies, online petitions, and campaigns to bring public attention and awareness to the issues faced by education workers in the province.
The EWSC meets with the Saskatchewan School Boards Association (SSBA) and the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) in order to establish common ground and goals to work toward.
The EWSC also provides opportunities for local presidents and executives to get together and exchange ideas and best practices through regular Town Hall and All Presidents meetings. We also support the community through summer lunch programs, supporting local charities, and work with CUPE Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL) to host summer BBQ events.
Equality statement
Union solidarity is based on the principle that union members are equal and deserve mutual respect at all levels. Any behaviour that creates conflict prevents us from working together to strengthen our union.
As unionists, mutual respect, cooperation and understanding are our goals. We should neither condone nor tolerate behaviour that undermines the dignity or self-esteem of any individual or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive environment.
Discriminatory speech or conduct which is racist, sexist, transphobic or homophobic hurts and thereby divides us. So too, does discrimination on the basis of ability, age, class, religion, language and ethnic origin.
Sometimes discrimination takes the form of harassment. Harassment means using real or perceived power to abuse, devalue or humiliate. Harassment should not be treated as a joke. The uneasiness and resentment that it creates are not feelings that help us grow as a union.
Discrimination and harassment focus on characteristics that make us different; and they reduce our capacity to work together on shared concerns such as decent wages, safe working conditions, and justice in the workplace, society and in our union.
CUPE’s policies and practices must reflect our commitment to equality. Members, staff and elected officers must be mindful that all persons deserve dignity, equality and respect.