CUPE ramps up pressure as dispute over Legal Aid restructuring continues

The union representing Legal Aid Saskatchewan lawyers and staff fired a fresh salvo at the government agency this week, signalling that a simmering dispute over major changes to its Saskatoon operations could still boil over.
Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1949’s latest move was a news conference outside Saskatoon’s provincial courthouse on Friday, during which a succession of speakers blasted Legal Aid’s decision and its leadership.
“We have been asked,