Saskatchewan’s largest union has launched a documentary about what it believes are the threats facing public services from cuts and privatization.

A news release from the Saskatchewan branch of the Canadian Union of Public Employees says since 2007, the Sask Party government has sold over $1.2-billion in public assets and eliminated at least 1,227 public sector jobs through privatization and contracting out.

The documentary looks at the loss of STC, the challenges with North Battleford’s Saskatchewan Hospital built through P3 or Public-Private Partnerships, and the ongoing erosion of public health care.

Judy Henley, president of CUPE Saskatchewan, says, “Public services are woven into the fabric of Saskatchewan life. Every day, working people rely on public health care, libraries, schools, and Crown Corporations to access systems and services we need to survive, but they weren’t created without a fight. Protecting them will take everything we’ve got.