Our Union

CUPE Local 456:

CUPE Local 456 represents over 30 inside and outside workers at the City of Yorkton. Our members work in departments such as Public Works, Parks & Recreation and Administration.

Local 456 is affiliated with the CUPE Saskatchewan Municipal Employees Steering Committee (MESC), CUPE Saskatchewan and CUPE National.

Saskatchewan MESC:

The Saskatchewan Municipal Employees Steering Committee (MESC) represents over 5,000 CUPE members in over 30 municipal locals across the province. CUPE is the largest union representing municipal workers in the province. CUPE local unions in the municipal sector affiliate to the Sask MESC to coordinate information-sharing and activities across the municipal sector.

CUPE Saskatchewan:

CUPE Saskatchewan represents over 30,000 CUPE members across the province. CUPE is the largest union in Saskatchewan. CUPE Sask works at the provincial level for legislative, policy and political change and acts as the political voice for over 100 CUPE locals in the province. CUPE SK’s key sectors include health care, municipalities, libraries, K-12 education, universities, child care, social services & community based organizations and boards & agencies.

CUPE National:

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) is Canada’s largest union, with over 700,000 members in over 2,500 locals across the country. CUPE represents workers in health care, emergency services, education, early learning and child care, municipalities, social services, libraries, utilities, transportation, airlines and more. CUPE National has more than 70 offices across the country, with at least one in every province.