With the Saskatchewan Health Authority distribution of the SEIU West has some less than optimistic views on it. The Service Employees International Union may not represent doctors or RN's, however, they do represent all technologists, CCA's (Continuing Care Assistant), LPN's (Licensed Practical Nurses), engineers, electricians, support services, housekeeping, laundry and everyone else on the healthcare team.

With such a large sector represented it was disheartening, for them, that the memo left more questions than answers. Besides the date of the launch, December 4th, and the fact that they were hiring VP's there was little to no additional information.

"Nothing about what's going to happen to the client's patient residence didn't discuss much about the six service areas which are always important to patients, clients and residents, how big is my health region going to be," says Janice Platzke, Treasurer for SEIU West. 

Things like how big the region will now be and where will the services be centralized are important questions to SEIU West.

"We have had asked those questions directly to the appointed transition team and I bet it's two to two and a half months still that we have had not a single reply to the questions we had sent," adds Platzke.

SEIU West are leaders to answer questions to members, and both parties are left in the dark. There is lots of uncertainty, the SEIU is supposed to have the answers and the relationship with the government and they are left without answers.

"It is such a demanding and physically hard work, who will come and work in healthcare for that rate of pay, they already have recruitment and retention issues," says Platzke.

The hope of the SEIU West is to start seeing some meaningful consultation in this new single health authority.