Unions across the province are worried about the impacts on public sector workers as the provincial budget start to unfold this fiscal year.

The public sector in Saskatchewan could see a reduction in wage by 3.5 per cent, saving about $250 million a year once fully implemented.

Ministers and MLA's will also take a similar pay cut while staff in the premier's office, caucus office and ministerial offices will all take nine unpaid vacation days, equal to a 3.5% reduction.

"Although the government is saying that MLA's and cabinet ministers are taking a 3.5 per cent in comparison to their wages, to somebody who may be working a position, like a relief position and housekeeping that doesn't have full time employment and already has a low income, how that's going to affect them?" said Weyburn's CUPE Local 5999 president Sandra Seitz.

"Overall we've got a very big concern over how this budget is going to affect delivery of services, particularly when we're in the rurals, and how this will affect members in general."

Wanda Bartlett, president of the Weyburn and District Labour Council, said the next step for unions across the province will be to remain strong at the bargaining table.

"We will continue with a lot of our campaigns ... We're going to be standing up for the members and making sure they can bargain the best agreements they can for them," she said.

Seitz agreed.

"We just continue lobbying, raising awareness of how these cuts are going to affect services and our communities and our members."