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Health Care Services Sector Click here to return to the previous page. Bargaining Updates from 2004 Bargaining Update: Friday December 17, 2004 CALGARY — As the holiday season approached at the end
of December, bargaining was continuing between the Alberta
Union of Provincial Employees and the Calgary Health Region
for a new collective agreement for all of the region’s
Auxiliary Nursing Care employees. To date, the following articles have been agreed to and signed
off: Your Bargaining team has now tabled formal proposals for all
outstanding non-monetary articles. Proposals on monetary articles
will be tabled at a future date.
Bargaining Update: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 EDMONTON — In bargaining that took place Dec 13-15, negotiators
for the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees and the Aspen,
East Central, David Thompson, and Peace Country Health Regions
were unable to reach an agreement on major issues of importance
to GSS employees of these regions. EDMONTON — Bargaining continues for a wage-reopener agreement
between Capital Care Group and AUPE Local 049, representing General
Support Service employees.
Bargaining Update: Tuesday, November
9, 2004 CALGARY — General support services employees of the Calgary
Health Region have ratified a wage-reopener agreement negotiated
by AUPE.
Bargaining Update: Thursday, October 21, 2004 EDMONTON — General Support Service employees’ lump-sum
payments and new rates will be paid on Nov. 5 paycheques, the
Capital Health region has advised AUPE. Bargaining Update: Wednesday, June 9, 2004 An agenda for the important meeting of GSBC members and members of government service locals' bargaining committees has now been set, said Staff Negotiator Jim Petrie, who will lead the union bargaining team in this important round of negotiations. "We will deal first with such issues as the question of a single table versus multiple tables, then move on to hearing an economic update and discussing development of a communications plan for bargaining," Petrie said. "Later on, we will focus on the specific positions that members want us to take at the bargaining table," he said. "There will also be discussions on the Point Rating Evaluation Plan and how it affects direct employees of the Alberta government. The important bargaining conference is open to members of the GSBC and members and alternates from the bargaining committees of the nine AUPE locals that represent about 20,000 direct employees of the Alberta provincial government. Registration for the conference will commence at 8:30 a.m. on June 24 at AUPE headquarters in Edmonton, and the conference will continue from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. that day and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, June 25. AUPE headquarters is located at 10451 - 170th Street NW in Edmonton. A key challenge for participants will be to find ways to fully involve AUPE members in the effort to win significant gains for government employees in the largest single collective agreement in Alberta. AUPE locals are encouraged to send as many bargaining committee members and alternates as possible. AUPE headquarters will pay for five elected bargaining committee members or alternates from each local to attend the conference. Additional participants must be paid at the expense of their local. The conference registrar is Renee Shaw, who can be contacted at 930-3404 in Edmonton on AUPE's province-wide toll-free line, 1-800-232-7284. Registration forms must be returned to Ms Shaw no later than Friday, June 18, 2004. The bargaining conference is a key part of the process of hammering out AUPE's positions for the extremely important round of negotiations. The current collective agreement with the government is set to expire on Aug. 31, 2004. Formal bargaining between AUPE and Government of Alberta representatives is expected to commence during the summer months.  April 27, 2004
AUPE is currently negotiating new region-wide collective agreements for approximately 20,000 health region employees throughout Alberta.Find information here on your health region bargaining These negotiations are taking place at five major tables. Click on the links below for Bargaining Updates in easy-to-print PDF format on the round of bargaining affecting your workplace. Calgary GSS - affecting General Support Service employees of the Calgary Health Region. This round of negotiations is led by Union Representative Malcolm McNaughton. Capital GSS - affecting General Support Service employees of the Capital Health Region in the Edmonton area. This round of negotiations is led by Union Representative Greg Maruca. Click here for previous update. Multi-Employer GSS - affecting General Support Service employees of the Peace Country, Aspen, East Central and David Thompson health regions. This round of negotiations is led by Union Representative Malcolm McNaughton. Click here for previous update. Calgary ANC - affecting Auxiliary Nursing Care employees of the Calgary Health Region. This round of negotiations is led by Union Representative Jim Petrie. Multi-Employer ANC - affecting Auxiliary Nursing Care employees of the Northern Lights, Peace Country, Aspen, Capital, East Central, David Thompson, Chinook and Palliser health regions. This round of negotiations is led by Union Representative Jim Petrie. For more information, contact your Bargaining Committee member, listed on the downloadable bulletin. AUPE members at all worksites are urged to download and print the PDF bulletin and to post it on your workplace union bulletin board. Bargaining Update: Tuesday, April 20, 2004
EDMONTON - While progress has been made at the bargaining table dealing with non-monetary matters, members of the AUPE Local 047/022 bargaining committee have requested the assistance of a provincially appointed mediator to help resolve an impasse over monetary issues.Mediator sought in Venta bargaining Negotiators for AUPE and Venta Nursing Home Ltd. met most recently on March 31 and April 12, but no progress was made toward resolving the two sides' differences over the outstanding monetary issues, said Staff Negotiator Terry Agoto. "Both sides remain very far apart," Agoto said. "We concluded that we need the help of a provincial mediator to bring these negotiations to a fair conclusion that is acceptable to all parties." AUPE and Venta representatives exchanged proposals on Sept. 30 and have met 12 times since then, signing off all non-monetary items except one since the initial meeting, said Agoto, who leads the bargaining committee. The signed-off articles are considered by the bargaining committee to be a significant improvement over the articles in their previous agreement, which had been negotiated by the Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC), Agoto noted However, he said, the employer still needs to agree to a reasonable and fair increase in compensation for employees that reflects wages being paid continuing-care workers doing similar work for other employers in Alberta. "It's time to get to conclude these negotiations with an agreement we can all live with," Agoto said. "We're very hopeful that a provincially appointed mediator can help us come to an agreement." Bargaining positions taken by the committee are based on surveys of the membership at Venta that were conducted last fall. AUPE represents approximately 50 Venta employees, who voted to join the union in June 2003. For more information, contact: Monique Nadeau 477-3441 Debbie Slipchuk 457-4828 Neta Feroy 451-3989 Terry Agoto, Staff Negotiator 930-3309 Member Update: Wednesday, March 17, 2004
EDMONTON - Bargaining updates prepared by AUPE for General Support Service employees of health regions throughout Alberta are now available in easy-to-print PDF format.General Support Service bargaining updates available in PDF format Click on the links below for the update with information about your bargaining table. Click here for the Calgary Health Region bargaining update. Click here for the Capital Health Region bargaining update. Click here for the bargaining update on the regional table, which affects General Support Service employees in the Aspen, David Thompson, East Central and Peace Country health regions. Bargaining Update: Feb. 19, 2004
EDMONTON - While progress is being made at the bargaining table, members of the AUPE Local 047/022 bargaining committee are disappointed by the number of dates their employer has agreed to set aside for additional negotiations.Some progress seen in Venta bargaining Negotiations between AUPE and Venta Nursing Home Ltd. in Edmonton could be more quickly brought to a conclusion if additional dates were scheduled, said AUPE Staff Negotiator Terry Agoto, who leads the bargaining committee. Union and employer representatives exchanged proposals on Sept. 30 and have met 10 times since then, signing off all non-monetary items except one since the initial meeting, said Agoto, a Union Representative. The signed-off articles are considered by the bargaining committee to be a huge improvement over the articles in their previous agreement, which had been negotiated by the Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC), Agoto said. However, he added, the employer has not agreed to additional bargaining dates until April 27 and 28, with five more days tentatively scheduled for late May, late June and mid-July. "It's time to get on with it," Agoto said. "The committee has been working hard at the table and we're anxious now to get down to business and deal with the key monetary items left on the agenda." The bargaining positions taken by the committee are based on surveys of the membership conducted last fall. AUPE represents approximately 50 Venta employees, who voted to leave CLAC and join AUPE in June 2003. For more information, contact: Monique Nadeau 477-3441 Debbie Slipchuk 457-4828 Neta Feroy 451-3989 Terry Agoto, Staff Negotiator 930-3309 |
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