Welcome to our New Viewers!
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;
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A stable workforce is the key to satisfied residents.
Is Something Happening in Saskatchewan?
Yes, loyal fans, the EyeOnCaleb Crew are at it again! We are always looking for new ways to spread the message; We believe that all the people working for Caleb deserve the same rights and benefits as their Brothers and Sisters at unionized Caleb Groups. Soon the message will be heard clear across Saskatchewan!
Take a moment and ask yourself this; Why shouldn’t all of Caleb Group’s workers be paid equally - for doing the same work?
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We’re still at it!
That’s right loyal readers, the EyeOnCaleb Crew are still on the road and talking to the hard working Employees of the Caleb Group. We have lots of surprises in store for you in the upcoming weeks and months - both near and far - and want you to know that we will continue to ask the hard questions like… Why does one group of Caleb Workers, doing the exact same job, get paid less than their Brothers and Sisters at SEIU-West Unionized Caleb Facilities - sometimes in the same town?!
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Caleb pulls the plug on Moosomin project
Caleb Group has decided to cancel planning for its Caleb Village Moosomin project because it hasn’t sold enough units to make it viable.
That was the news reported in an article on 10 May 2010 from Moosomin’s own The World-Spectator - Read the full article here
The EyeOnCaleb team is eager to learn more about this turn of events, especially as the facility that the Caleb Group planned for Moosomin, SK is modeled after their Pilot ‘Caleb Village’ - the same one with the reportedly high staff turnover and vacancy rates - in Kindersley, SK.
In The World-Spectator article, Caleb Group Chair Darrell Remai is reported to have stated in a letter to Moosomin’s Mayor Don Bradley
“We wish to advise that, as a result of insufficient commitments, we will no longer be pursuing the development of a Caleb Village for Moosomin,”
It would appear that the Caleb Group fell short of it’s goal to attract enough cash money interest from the Hard Working Senior Citizens of Moosomin to warrant them investing in small town Saskatchewan.
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News Article ©2010 The World-Spectator
EyeOnCaleb Spreads the Message to Regina!
On transit shelters across Regina the EyeOnCaleb Crew is continuing to spread the message!
We’re spreading the message to the Citizens of Saskatchewan and letting them know of the reportedly high turnover rates of workers in Extended Care Facilities, like the estimated 95% staff change at the Caleb Village, Kindersley - This in their first 11 months of operation.
But our work is not just focused on Kindersley, our goal is to let every worker in a Caleb Seniors Community, or any other Extended Care Facility, across Saskatchewan know that You still have the right to Organize a Union in your Facility.
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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.
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Video ©2010 ITV Humboldt
We’ve reached a milestone today! A lucky reader from Humboldt, SK was our 1000th Visitor to the Eye On Caleb website!!! (Give yourselves a round of applause) Think about it, that means that Val’s Story has been seen on computer screens across Saskatchewan and around the World over a thousand times! In fact, we’ve had visitors from as far away as BC, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, Nova Scotia, the USA and even Trinidad & Tobago. The message is getting out, you can’t fire workers for talking to a Union, and you can’t keep good people like Val down!
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Front Page Story in the Kindersley Clarion! The Eye On Caleb crew wants to thank the Kindersley Clarion for covering Val’s story and our information picket at the Caleb Village Kindersley. Our fifty copies have arrived and we are presently distributing them to town councils, seniors centers and other newspapers across the province of Saskatchewan. We have uploaded an image of the front page but would encourage you to contact the Clarion and order your own front page story at the low price of $1. Yes, they will ship a copy to you.
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The Eye On Caleb Team hits the road again! This time our Crew visited Humboldt, SK another planned site for a Caleb Extended Care Village. While visiting Humboldt they had the opportunity to distribute fliers at the Mall and took time to talk with the public, the Humboldt Journal and visited City Hall. Humboldt is a very tight knit community and concern was expressed to our Crew over Val’s firing and the reported high rate of staff turnover at the Caleb Village Kindersley. We share that concern and we promised to keep Humboldt residents up to date with the progress of our Campaign. Thanks Humboldt!
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Last week was a busy one for the Eye On Caleb Team. Our Crews visited Weyburn and Moosomin, planned future sites for Caleb Extended Care Villages like the one that has experienced an estimated 95% staff turnover rate in Kindersley. While there they had the opportunity to distribute flyers to the public and tell Val’s story at Senior Citizens Centers, local chapters of the Canadian Legion and with Civic Officials at Town Hall. They also took time to meet with the Editors of the Weyburn Review and the Moosomin World-Spectator.
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