DRAYTON VALLEY – Members of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees who work for the Brazeau Seniors Foundation seniors’ lodge have ratified a two-year collective agreement that give them pay increases of five per cent in the first year and four per cent in the second.

Negotiators for the 35 employees of the seniors’ facility in Drayton Valley, members of AUPE Local 047/001, reached a tentative agreement on April 17.

"This deal shows again that health care workers in small facilities continue to make gains because of their membership in AUPE," said union President Dan MacLennan.

Wayne Trimble, the AUPE Union Representative who negotiated the collective agreement, said other improvements in the contract include:

" Health care premiums for part-time employees will now be paid 100 per cent by the employer. " Maintenance workers will receive a vehicle allowance of $360 per month. " A transportation allowance of 40 cents per kilometre.

For more information, contact:
Dan MacLennan, President, AUPE, 780-930-3301 or 780-910-8392 (cellular phone)
Wayne Trimble, Union Representative, AUPE, 780-672-8877 or 780679-5734 (cellular phone)
David Climenhaga, Communications Director, AUPE, 780-930-3311 or 780-717-2943 (cellular phone)

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