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AUPE News & Updates
2004 News Releases
Dec. 15
County of Strathcona members ratify two-year agreement
Dec. 14
AUPE members and NorQuest College ratify two-year agreement
Dec. 9
Legal Aid Society employees ratify new collective agreement
Jan 28
Spirit River GSS employees ratify first collective agreement
Jan 26
AUPE GSS members at Bethany Care Airdrie ratify agreement
Jan 21
AUPE president to attend news conference calling for tobacco ban
Jan 20
AUPE Correctional members take direct action against workplace smoking
Jan 16
AUPE now represents all Calgary Health Region general support service
employees
Jan 16
AUPE GSS members at Bethany Care Calgary ratify agreement
Jan 15
AUPE members, M.D. of Mackenzie ratify new collective agreement
Jan 14
AUPE information picket set for today at SAIT
Jan 13
AUPE information picket to highlight impasse in bargaining with SAIT
Jan 05
Resolve to ban second-hand smoke in 2004, AUPE president advises
province
Feb 26
AUPE’s Labour Education School to grow in 2005 — MacLennan
Feb 25
Mail-in contract ratification vote for direct provincial employees
begins today
Feb 22
AUPE Labour Education School opens today in Jasper
Feb 17
AUPE president available for media comment after Throne Speech
Feb 10
AUPE members to vote on 3.5% Government of Alberta offer
Feb 03
Health, education and environment funding, fair pay for provincial
employees, should top premiers agenda: AUPE
March 30
AUPE to meet members to discuss responses to Corrections review
March 30
AUPE president available for interviews on MLA provincial Corrections
review
March 26
Direct government employees represented by AUPE ratify wage-reopener
agreement
March 26
Direct government employees’ ratification vote results available
this afternoon
March 25
AUPE video nominated for ‘Rosie’ Award
March 21
Quality public services should top federal and provincial budget
plans: MacLennan
March 17
AUPE now represents all Aspen Health Region general support service
employees
March 08
Two union activists receive AUPE’s third annual DOVE Award
March 07
AUPE marks International Women’s Day with presentation of DOVE
Award
March 06
AUPE president calls for ‘whistleblower’ law to protect
all public employees
March 04
AUPE members employed by town of Bonnyville ratify three-year agreement
April 29
General support employees of St. Joe’s Hospital in Vegreville
vote to join AUPE
April 28
AUPE Day of Mourning ceremony honours ATB employee killed last December
April 27
AUPE to honour memory of ATB Financial employee killed on job in
December as part of International Day of Mourning ceremonies
April 22
‘Political boot camp’ to prepare AUPE members for upcoming
elections
April 16
AUPE members at Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission ratify 5.5%
wage-reopener
April 15
More than 260 Central Alberta AUPE members brave icy conditions to
attend joint AGM
April 13
AUPE president available for media interviews at Red Deer joint AGM
April 10
UN agency’s ruling supports AUPE on complaint against Health
Authorities Labour Relations Restructuring Act
April 7
Former Edmonton Journal, Edmonton Sun journalist joins AUPE Communications
Section
April 5
Lac La Biche child and youth care counselor becomes AUPE vice-president
April 2
Fairview College employees ratify new collective agreement
April 1
AUPE members ratify new collective agreement with AADAC
May 30
Opinions sought on management and protection of resources
May 22
Good Sam Millwoods Centre employees vote to become part of AUPE
May 21
AUPE members at Lakeland College ratify agreement
May 16
AUPE members at Lethbridge nursing home ratify improved agreement
May 12
AUPE arbitration award sends message to employers: Don’t fire
employees to block union drives
May 11
AUPE Good Sam members ratify new collective agreement
May 9
AUPE salutes Alberta’s nurses during Nurses Week
May 5
AUPE Ed Sector delegates to tackle challenges facing post-secondary
education
May 3
AUPE’s new Red Deer Office to hold Open House on May 5th
June 30
AUPE president says $700 million health spending a big step in right
direction
June 29
AUPE President Dan MacLennan will comment in Calgary on Alberta health
strategy
June 25
AUPE members at Edmonton Extendicare facility ratify two-year agreement
June 24
Supreme Court ruling on inmates’ weapons a danger to Corrections
staff: AUPE
June 24
AUPE members at Drayton Valley seniors’ facility ratify three-year
agreement
June 23
AUPE backs more spending for health care, calls for true dialogue
on health funding, services and staffing
June 23
Government Service Bargaining Conference to begin tomorrow
June 21
AUPE to apply for strike vote for front-line employees at Venta nursing
home
June 18
St. Joseph’s employees overwhelmingly vote to join AUPE
June 17
Drumheller hospital clerical employees vote to join coworkers in
AUPE
June 17
AUPE events planned tomorrow and Saturday in Grande Prairie
June 15
For immediate release: Tuesday, June 15, 2004
June 15
AUPE President Dan MacLennan available for media interviews in Calgary
today
June 13
AUPE members at University of Lethbridge ratify 3.75% wage increase
June 12
Venta employees choose AUPE over CLAC — again
June 11
Reminder: AUPE conferences kick off today
June 8
Three pivotal issues for Alberta workers take centre stage at AUPE
conferences this weekend
June 8
Lethbridge Community College AUPE members ratify 3.5% pay increase
June 6
AUPE Young Activists Committee encourages young Canadians to vote
July 30
Clearwater Centre employees in Rocky Mountain House vote to join
AUPE
July 29
AUPE 2004 bursary program awards $19,000 to 38 applicants
July 14
AUPE members at three Bethany facilities in Camrose ratify
July 13
AUPE members at Venta Care Centre ratify agreement, ending strike
threat
July 12
Debt-free Alberta can afford quality public services, says AUPE president
July 3
AUPE president named for second consecutive year to Venture magazine’s
‘most influential’ list
August 31
Huge surplus points the way to fair pay increase for front-line workers,
AUPE President says
August 20
More than 1,000 expected at AUPE barbecue Tuesday on U of C campus
August 6
AUPE Local 095 and Local 045 prepare to fire up the barbecues for
its Cow Town health-care members
August 5
Court sides with AUPE in striking down suspension of dues
September 4
AUPE president’s Labour Day message: Public employees provide
quality public services in Alberta
September 1
More than 1,000 participants expected at AUPE Grandparent’s
Day picnic tomorrow
September 1
AUPE members at Medicine Hat College ratify three-year agreement
September 4
AUPE president’s Labour Day message: Public employees provide
quality public services in Alberta
September 12
AUPE receives federal grant to promote essential skills agenda
September 20
AUPE members ratify eight wage settlements with Capital Health
Region
September 23
Bargaining commences for direct government employees
September 25
AUPE peace officers to attend Peace Officers Memorial Day ceremonies
September 28
AUPE supports smoking ban in correctional facilities
October 1
NorQuest College employees’ information picket to protest
stalled negotiations
October 4
Auditor-General’s report illustrates the problem with P3s:
MacLennan
October 6
Auditor-General’s report illustrates the problem with P3s:
MacLennan
October 7
MacLennan defends AUPE provincial government employees
October 9
More than 750 delegates and others expected at AUPE convention
October 10
AUPE membership tops 60,000
October 13
More than 750 delegates and others expected at AUPE convention
tomorrow
October 14
Proceedings of AUPE convention available again this year via
audio Web cast
October 15
More than 400 expected on information picket at NorQuest College
today
October 19
Nine AUPE members elected across Alberta in municipal elections
October 20
Lamont resident elected as Vice-President of Alberta’s
largest union
October 20
Lac La Biche resident elected as Vice-President of Alberta’s
largest union
October 22
Local 002 member receives AUPE health and safety award
October 24
AUPE creates $2,500 scholarship for Alberta post-secondary students
October 28
Exchange of proposals in General Service bargaining expected
Nov. 16
October 29
AUPE President Dan MacLennan in Lethbridge Monday and Tuesday
October 31
Total ban on workplace smoking should be part of election debate:
MacLennan
November 8
Media welcome at AUPE-organized candidates’ forum in Olds
November 8
MacLennan calls for leaders to deal with P3s, privatization,
funding and smoking in tonight’s TV debate
November 18
AUPE and Government of Alberta exchange bargaining proposal
December 6
On solemn anniversary, AUPE committed to struggle to end violence
against women
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