The 66th annual Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL) convention is over and President Lori Johb begins her third two-year term at the head of the organization, which represents over 100,000 workers in hundreds of local unions across Saskatchewan.
“I’d like to thank the working people of Saskatchewan for their continued support in this important role as leader of Saskatchewan’s labour movement,” Johb said. “It’s been a tough few years, and I am committed to continuing the fight to make life better for all workers in this province.”
Since her first election as SFL president in 2018, Johb has focused on occupational health and safety as one of her top priorities. She successfully lobbied the government to create a fatalities and injuries strategy to reduce the number of workers in Saskatchewan who are killed or injured on the job.
Her priorities for her latest term include continuing the SFL campaign to help workers in the province cope with the cost-of-living crisis and sustained lobbying to make workplaces safer.
Johb lives in Leroy and is a health care worker. Her union is the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) West, which was created in 2008 through the merger of Locals in Moose Jaw, Saskatoon, and Swift Current.
She became a vice-president of SFL in 2005 and the Secretary-Treasurer of the organization in 2010.
Joining Johb is Kent Peterson, who was elected for his second term as SFL Secretary-Treasurer at the convention. Peterson is a member of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). He lives in Regina and is also secretary-treasurer of CUPE Saskatchewan.
