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This is EyeOnCaleb, the website that aims to let everyone know that You Still Have The Right to Talk to a Union in Saskatchewan!

This site began just a few months ago when our friend Val was fired from her job at the Caleb Village, an independent living facility, in Kindersley - for talking to a Union.

It seems that she and her remaining co-workers didn’t like that the Caleb Village in Kindersley was reportedly experiencing a 90% Staff Turnover Rate in it’s first year of operation.

Val was one of only two remaining original staff of 25, since the facility opened it doors in 2009.

Val and her co-workers only wanted the same things that the Caleb Workers who are unionized with SEIU-West have, like a stable work environment. “Stability is important to the residents…” Val told us “They like to see the same faces every day, they don’t like it when it’s always new people.”

Since this site has launched we have heard from Caleb Employees from across Canada and now we want to hear from you!

If you work at a Caleb facility, we want to hear your story;

Email the EyeOnCaleb Tip Line

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A stable workforce is the key to satisfied residents.

ITV Humbolt Reports on the “Kick Off Celebration” and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new Caleb Village, a 94 unit seniors retirement community in Humbolt, SK.

In the video Caleb Group of Companies Chairman Darrell Remai is interviewed and states that “We will employ between 35 and 40 full-time employees”. EyeOnCaleb wonders if these new employees in Humboldt will experience the same high turn over rates as has been said to occur at the pilot Caleb Village in Kindersley, SK.

It goes without saying that we at EyeOnCaleb support development in Saskatchewan and communities like Humboldt, Weyburn and Moosomin. Development means jobs and jobs mean growth. But we also think that an estimated 95% staff turnover rate would be challenging to morale in these Independent Living Communities for both employees and the paying residents.

From the letters and comments we are receiving from the EyeOnCaleb Tip Line we can only hope that more attention is focused on employee relations and resident satisfaction in Extended Care Facilities in the future.

A stable workforce is the key to satisfied residents.

Email the EyeOnCaleb Tip Line

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