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	Local 52 Chair Dan Tilleman (black jacket) and other AUPE members employed by the University of Calgary make a pre-Christmas presentation of $1,000 to the University of Calgary food bank.
	Members of AUPE Local 071/002, which represents non-academic employees at Olds College, took part in an introduction to the union training seminar Dec. 16 at the Legion in Olds. Click here for more photos.
	Members of AUPE’s Education Sector Co-ordinating Committee met at union Headquarters in Edmonton on Dec. 18. From left to right: Steve Nimchuk, AUPE Staff Representative; Rod Feland, Chair Local 038, NAIT, Edmonton; Vice-President Ron Whan, Local 071, LCC, Lethbridge; Diane Boyle, Secretary, Local 053, U of L, Lethbridge; Terry Luhoway, Vice-Chair ESCC, NAIT, Edmonton; Jerry Nolan, Chair, Local 069, Athabasca U, Athabasca; Cindy Neufeld, Chair, Local 039, SAIT, Calgary; Dan Tilleman, Chair, Local 052, U of C, Calgary.
	AUPE’s Provincial Executive — the union’s governing body between conventions — met in Edmonton on Dec. 6. Click here for more photos of the meeting, which took place at the Greenwood Inn hotel.
	Members of AUPE’s standing committees from throughout Alberta and their union staff advisors met for an orientation session in Edmonton Dec. 5. From left to right, Bev Hill, Chair Local 044, Mike Rennich, Chair, Local 003 and Tammi Cazal, Treasurer, local 003, discuss a point. Click here for more photos.
	AUPE members take part in the Nov. 28 Santa’s Parade in Peace River.
	AUPE Vice-President Kathie Milne, left, and AUPE President Dan MacLennan watch as Marty the magician removes a $20 bill from an orange during the Edmonton Area Council’s Children’s Christmas Carnival on Nov. 30. More than 700 kids, parents and volunteers took part in the annual event. Click here for more pictures.
	AUPE health sector members from the Edmonton area took part in training on how to deal with discipline and dismissal cases on Dec. 3 at union headquarters. Click here for more photos.
	Shauna Warrilow, left, Chair of the AUPE Auxiliary Nursing Care Chapter at the University of Alberta Hospital and Local 046 Council Rep, presents a cheque for $1,000 on Nov. 28 to a striking A-Channel employee at the downtown strike headquarters of Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Local 1900. Click here to see the striking workers Web site.
	AUPE President Dan MacLennan visited the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in Calgary on Nov. 17 to discuss attempts by SAIT administrators to cut the wages of food services employees of the Calgary institution.
	Santa’s helpers Ann Frigault, Merle Linton, Carol Drennan and Dan MacLennan took part in the Edmonton Area Council’s Children’s Christmas Carnival on Nov. 30. More than 700 kids, parents and volunteers took part in the annual event. Click here for more pictures.
	AUPE President Dan MacLennan walks the line in Calgary on Dec. 3 with direct employees of the provincial government. Hundreds of members of AUPE Locals 001 to 012 took part in information pickets on Dec. 3 and 4 to show their support for their bargaining committee in the current round of wage-reopener negotiations. There were information pickets in Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Slave Lake, High Prairie, Grande Prairie, Peace River and St. Paul. Click here for more facts and more pictures.
	AUPE President Dan MacLennan speaks to provincial government employees in downtown Edmonton Thursday. MacLennan joined more than 800 information picketers on the line in Edmonton Dec. 4 as direct employees of the provincial government showed their support for their bargaining committee in the current round of wage-reopener negotiations. Click here for more pictures.
	AUPE President Dan MacLennan joins information picketers on the line in Calgary Dec. 3 as direct employees of the provincial government showed their support for their bargaining committee in the current round of wage-reopener negotiations. Click here for more photos.
	Direct employees of the Alberta government will hold information picket lines on Wednesday and Thursday to back their demands for a fair wage increase in the current round of wage-reopener negotiations.
	Members of AUPE’s Auxiliary Nursing Care Bargaining Committee met at union Headquarters in Edmonton on Nov. 27. Click here for more photos.
	Members of Local 043 Chapter 010, home support aides who came to AUPE under the Bill 27 process, held their inaugural meeting Nov. 19 in Grande Prairie at the Grande Prairie Inn.
	A group of new AUPE members took part in an Introduction to AUPE course Nov. 21, in Grande Prairie. The new members came from a mix of worksites and sectors, including direct employees of the provincial government and health care workers who came to the union through the Bill 27 process.
	The new executive of Local 043 Chapter 010, home support aides who came to AUPE under the Bill 27 process, held their inaugural meeting Nov. 19 in Grande Prairie. From left to right, Lynne Sundby (Alternative Local Council Rep), Pam Brauer (Secretary-Treasurer), Cathy Guerin (Vice-Chair), Irene Sather (Chair and Local Council Rep), and Dorothy Bowness (Council Rep).
	Members of the Council of AUPE Local 056 — health care general support rural — met at union Headquarters in Edmonton November 21.
	Members of AUPE directly employed by the provincial government met with President Dan MacLennan, Union Representative Jim Petrie and members of the General Service Bargaining Committee in Edmonton Nov. 19 to get an update on the current round of wage-reopener negotiations.
	Members of AUPE Local 071/002, which represents non-academic employees of Olds College, this week donated approximately $250 in non-perishable food items and $50 in cash to the Olds Mountainview Food Bank. From left to right Glen Fox, Kim Wickwire, Gloria Labbie, Jason Heistad, Ali Dubray, and Harvey from the food bank.
	AUPE President Dan MacLennan speaks at AUPE's recent convention in Alberta.
	Dan Thom, Chair of the AUPE Local 039 Bargaining Committee at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (at right) and AUPE Union Representative Ray Domeij (also standing) meet with SAIT food services workers on their break at the Calgary institution.
	Members of the new Auxiliary Nursing Care functional bargaining unit bargaining committee met at AUPE Headquarters in Edmonton Nov. 13 and 14. With them at the Nov. 13 meeting were AUPE President Dan MacLennan and the union’s three new Vice-Presidents.
	AUPE Local 001’s PREP Validation Committee met at union Headquarters in Edmonton on Nov. 13. Click here for more information on the government’s Point Rating Evaluation Program. Click here for additional photos.
	AUPE Union Representative, Education, Greg Maruca distributes AUPE Labour School applications during the union’s annual convention. Click here for a copy of the application form.
	AUPE Executive Secretary - Treasurer Ed Mardell is shown speaking to AUPE's Annual Convention.
	AUPE Calgary - area members take part in a Discipline and Discharge Course in Nov. 7.
	AUPE Union Representative Terry Agoto (left) meets with Capital Care employees represented by AUPE as ballots are counted in the contract ratification vote that took place in Edmonton Nov. 3. Click here for more photos.
	Members of AUPE’s health region general support service locals met with AUPE President Dan MacLennan (left) at union headquarters in Edmonton Nov. 5 to plan the next steps after AUPE’s victory in six union-representation runoff votes. Click here for more photos.
	AUPE President Dan MacLennan speaks to delegates at the 27th Annual Convention.
	AUPE President Dan MacLennan speaks to delegates at the 27th Annual Convention.
	No arachnophobia here: AUPE's Records Department staff dressed up as spiders for this year's scary Halloween. Standing, from left: Heather Yuhasz, Michelle Cvorak, and Tanya Schneider; foreground: Sheila MacDonald. Click here for last year's Records Department Halloween photo
	AUPE union representative and convention scrutineer Steve Nimchuk places a ballot into the ballot box under the watchful eye of a delegate during voting at convention on Oct. 25. Click here to see a new gallery of convention photos from Friday
	AUPE Local 020 Chair Lyne Boucher, left, presents CEP Local 1900 Vice-President Adrian Pearce with a cheque on Oct. 25. More than $16,000 was donated by AUPE locals to Local 1900, which represent striking A-Channel workers, when more than 500 convention delegates joined the picket line outside the A-Channel studios in downtown Edmonton. Click here to see a new gallery of convention photos from the picket line
	Delegate Dana Vos has a laugh while she waits to use the microphone during convention Oct. 24. Click here to see a new gallery of convention photos from Thursday
	AUPE's Executive is sworn in at convention in Edmonton Oct. 25. From left: Executive Secretary-Treasurer Ed Mardell, Vice-President Kathie Milne, Vice-President Lynne Gingras, Vice-President Wendy Webber, Vice-President Ron Whan, and President Dan MacLennan. Click here for more photos from Saturday
	AUPE President Dan MacLennan leads the way for more than 500 convention delegates as they joined striking A-Channel workers on their picket line outside the employer's downtown Edmonton studios Oct. 24. AUPE locals donated more than $10,000 to CEP Local 1900, which has now been on strike for 41 days. Click here for more photos from Friday
	AUPE President Dan MacLennan addresses nearly 700 delegates during convention proceedings in Edmonton Oct. 23. Click here for more photos from Thursday
	The Alberta Pensions Administration Corporation negotiating committee met at union headquarters in Edmonton Oct. 22. The committee, which represents Local 118/013, from left: Diane Campbell, Heather Black, Lori Lane, and union representative Val Luvaha.
	Members of Local 042 share a laugh during a recent council meeting at union headquarters in Edmonton. Local 042 represents mental health employees across the province.
	AUPE's Anti-Privatization committee met recently at union headquarters in Edmonton. From left: Kimpton Bradford, staff advisor David Climenhaga, Peggy Stewart, and Robby Czwil.
	The inaugural Fighting Discipline and Discharge course was held at union headquarters in Edmonton Oct. 16. Click here for more course information and photos
	AUPE's Membership Services Committee met Oct. 15 at union headquarters in Edmonton. The committee members, back row, from left: Cec Cardinal, staff advisor Greg Maruca, and Pat Wimbs. Front row, from left: Tonya Malo, Guy Smith, and Lizzamarie Fernandes.
	AUPE President Dan MacLennan, second from right, speaks with delegates from many health care locals during a multi-facility health care meeting at union headquarters in Edmonton Oct. 15. Click here for more photos
	Rob Hookes, right, of Morgex Insurance, spoke to AUPE's Finance Committee at union headquarters in Edmonton Oct. 10 regarding the cost and procedures involved in providing bond insurance to local executive councils. Members of the committee, from left: Bill Dechant, Lyne Boucher, and staff advisor Nick Fournier.
	Local 069's executive, which represents nearly 300 employees of Athabasca University, met at union headquarters in Edmonton Oct. 14. From left: Steve Nimchuk, union representative; Jerry Nolan, Chair; Jackie Terrien, Secretary; Wendy Jewell, Treasurer; and Linda Soluk, Vice-Chair.
	Local 020 Chair Lyne Boucher, centre, poses with two of the local's members following an information meeting in Red Deer Oct. 9. Local 020 represents employees of Alberta Treasury Branches.
	Local 047 held a council meeting recently at union headquarters in Edmonton. Local 047 represents employees of Separate Employers North.
	Delegates from Local 056, which represents General Support Services employees throughout rural Alberta, attended a meeting recently at union headquarters in Edmonton.
	The Capital Housing Corp. bargaining committee, which represents employees of Local 118/011, met at union headquarters in Edmonton Oct. 7. The committee, from left: Terry Martin, Janell Holt, Lorrie Armstrong, and union representative Steve Nimchuk.
	Local 058 Vice-Chair Nancy Rakowski speaks during a Local 058 council meeting held recently at union headquarters in Edmonton. Eloise Crooks, the local's secretary, sits at left. Local 058 represents community health workers throughout Alberta. Click here for more photos
	Local 071 Council showed its support for striking A-Channel workers by joining them on their picket line Oct. 4. Local Chair Rob Irwin presented a cheque for $1,000 to CEP Local 1900, which represents the striking workers. Click here for more photos
	Local 071's Finance Committee met at union headquarters in Edmonton Oct. 3 for a meeting.
	Local 054's Finance Committee met at union headquarters in Edmonton Oct. 3. Local 054 represents more than 2,200 employees in the Capital Health Region. From left: Delores Buchanan, Joel Byron, Peter Teskey, Pamela Lyons, and Alecia Hinton.
	AUPE's Pension Committee met at union headquarters in Edmonton Oct. 1. Back row, from left: Ian Tarr, Simon Postma, Ed Mardell, and Maureen Braun. Front row, from left: Alex Warminsky, Committee Chair Jack Spink, staff advisor Sophie Parsons, and staff advisor Carl Soderstrom.
	Lac La Biche Area Council held a barbecue Sept. 29 in the parking lot of the provincial government building in Lac La Biche. More than 75 members came out for the event. Click here for more photos
	AUPE President Dan MacLennan, second from right, listens to an employee from St. Michael's Long Term Care Centre during an information picket at the facility Sept. 30. The picket was held to protest the $200,000 cut by the Capital Health Region to the the facility's budget. Click here for more photos
	Delegates take a break for a photo during a Basic Union Steward Course in Calgary that was held Sept. 26 and 27.
	Striking A-Channel employees picket outside the A-Channel studios in downtown Edmonton Sept. 26. Members of AUPE and other unions were on hand to show their support at a rally for striking CEP Local 1900, which represents employees of the television station. The employees have been on strike for nearly two weeks. Click here for more photos
	AUPE's Occupational Health and Safety Committee held a meeting recently at union headquarters in Edmonton. Back row, from left: Billy Gibbons, Earl Thompson, and Mike Rennich. Front row, from left: Trudy Rausch, Penny Bates, Rose Reeder, and Cheryl Metzger.
	Delegates work together during a Basic Union Steward Course Sept. 24. The two day course was held Sept. 23 and 24 at union headquarters in Edmonton. Click here for more photos from the course
	Local 071/002, which represents employees of Olds College, held a 'Welcome Back' barbecue for its members on Sept 23. Donations for the local food bank were made by the 85 chapter members that attended. From left: Gloria Labbie, Glen Fox, AUPE President Dan MacLennan, Ali Dubray, and Jason Heistad.
	These delegates took part in the Health and Safety Workshop at AUPE's first Young Activists Conference held Sept. 19-21 at the Mayfield Inn and Conference Centre in Edmonton. Click here for more photos
	Local 046's Secretary, Shauna Warrilow, right, speaks to the local's council members as Vice-Chair Barb Lingley looks on during a Sept. 16 meeting at union headquarters in Edmonton. Local 046 represents auxiliary nursing care employees in the Capital Health Region.
	More than 50 AUPE members showed their support for striking A-Channel employees by joining them on their picket line outside the station's downtown Edmonton studio Sept. 19. Members of CEP Local 1900, which represents A-Channel employees, walked off the job Wednesday after failing to reach their first contract with the employer after more than one year of negotiations. Click here for more photos from the picket
	Delegates from Health Region 7, the Aspen Regional Health Authority, met at union headquarters in Edmonton Sept. 18 for a Bill 27 Organizers Meeting. The meeting focused on the Labour Relations Board's second ballot runoff vote for the region. Click here for more photos from the meeting
	Local 047, which represents Continuing Care Separate Employers North employees, held a finance meeting Sept. 12 at union headquarters in Edmonton. From left: Susan Sawchuk, Sharon Urbina, Dennis Brausen, and Shirley Verkerk.
	Members of the Provincial Executive committee, as well as members and guests, were welcomed at an open house at the new Calgary Regional Office Sept. 12. Click here for more photos from the event
	A health care meeting was held Sept. 15 at union headquarters in Edmonton to further discuss Bill 27 and its effects on Alberta health care workers and AUPE's health care locals. From left: Kathie Milne, Local 042; Tonya Malo, Local 054; Joel Byron, Local 054; and Reynold Morgan, Local 095.
	Members of AUPE's Provincial Executive attend a meeting Sept. 13 at McMahon Stadium in Calgary. Click here for more photos from the meeting
	The Good Samaritan Community Bargaining Committee prepares for discussions with the employer at union headquarters in Edmonton Sept. 12. The committee, from left: Neil Redman, Elana Soloninko, membership services officer Crystal Norton, Lizzamarie Fernandes, and union representative Jim Petrie. Negotiations continue between the two groups.
	AUPE's Legislative Committee met at union headquarters in Edmonton Sept. 11 to review resolutions for presentation at Convention. Pictured above are Ron Whan, left, Carol Drennan, centre, and Irene Gaudet.
	Local 043 Vice-Chair Terry Orcheski, left, and Chair Allan Jack attended a Local 043 council meeting at union headquarters Sept. 9. Local 043 represents employees of Auxiliary Nursing Care Facilities North.
	A Government Services Sector local chairs meeting was held at union headquarters in Edmonton Sept. 8. The chairs, back row, from left: Bill Dechant, Local 004; AUPE President Dan MacLennan; Dennis Coulthard, Local 002; Robert Lawrence, Local 009; Mike Dempsey, Local 005; and Mike Rennich, Local 003. Front row, from left: Carol Drennan, Local 001; Jeri Lupul, Local 010; Meredith Day, Local 012; and Maureen Braun, Local 006.
	Local 047/022's bargaining committee met at union headquarters in Edmonton Sept.5 to prepare for upcoming bargaining discussions with the employer. Local 047/022, one of AUPE's newest chapters, represents employees of the Venta Care Centre in Edmonton. The committee, clockwise from left: union representative Terry Agoto, Debbie Slipchuk, Kelly Harvey, Monique Nadeau, and Neta Furoy.
	AUPE's Committee On Political Action held a 'Changing Legislation - Lobbying Government' meeting at union headquarters in Edmonton Sept. 3. The meeting was a follow-up to the Political Action Lobbying course held at the 2002 Jasper Labour School. The aims of the meeting included expanding lobbying efforts, setting up a lobby group, and having the course held annually at the labour school.
	Nearly 2,000 people came out for AUPE's Grandparent's Day Picnic on the Alberta Legislature grounds Sept. 5. Click here for more photos from the hugely successful event
	AUPE President Dan MacLennan, right, sits with Deputy Minister Brian Manning, centre, and Alberta Agriculture Minister Shirley McClellan at the annual Agriculture Alberta “Buns Rush” event in Edmonton. More than 200 AUPE members took part or watched participants compete for trophies. Participants raised more than $900 for rural food banks. Click here for more photos from the event
	A caucus meeting for Local 002's Employee Relations Committee was held at union headquarters in Edmonton Sept. 2. The ERC meets regularly with its employer to discuss issues pertinent to Local 002. From left: Mike Ettrich, Dennis Coulthard, AUPE Membership Services Officer Brett Donaldson, and David Wasserman.
	AUPE President Dan MacLennan, left, and Ollie Yacyshyn at the Local 052 member-appreciation barbecue at the University of Calgary Aug. 28. Yacyshyn is Local 052's council representative and a member of the AUPE Membership Services Committee. Click here for more photos from the event
	AUPE's Youth Committee held a meeting at union headquarters in Edmonton Aug. 26 in preparation for the Young Activists Conference being held Sept. 19 to 21 in Edmonton. The committee, from left: Jason Macdow, Dana Vos, Sandra Dodd, and Jason Heistad.
	AUPE Senior Manager Pam Kirkwood collects ballots as AUPE's newest chapter, Local 045/008, elected its executive during their first meeting in Calgary Aug. 25. The chapter represents the first group of auxiliary nursing care employees to make the switch from CUPE to AUPE as a result of health care restructuring due to Bill 27. Click here for more photos from the meeting
	Local 043's executive met at union headquarters in Edmonton Aug. 25 to begin preparations for Convention in October. From left: Wendy Gummesen, treasurer; Val Whalen, secretary; Terry Orcheski, vice-chair; and Allan Jack, chair.
	Fourteen delegates attended a Table Officers Course held in Peace River recently. Click here for more images from the course
	The chairs, treasurers and provincial executive representatives of Locals 042, 054, 056, 058, and 095 attended a health care meeting at union headquarters in Edmonton Aug. 22. The meeting focused on Bill 27 and the ongoing issues this legislation has created for health care workers in Alberta.
	AUPE's Pension Committee held a meeting at union headquarters in Edmonton on Aug. 19. Pictured above are Jack Spink, left, Ian Tarr, centre, and Alex Warminsky, right.
	The General Service Bargaining Committee is meeting with representatives of the provincial government on Aug. 20 in Edmonton to begin wage-reopener negotiations. Back row, from left: Brian Galley (Local 004), Mike Rennich (Local 003), Doug Knight (Local 012), AUPE President Dan MacLennan, Doug Gamble (Local 005), Andrea Waywanko (Local 002), and Marge Christie (Local 006). Front row, from left: Audrey Randall (Local 001), Union Representative Jim Petrie, Brenda Stewart (Local 009), and Jeri Lupul (Local 010).
	AUPE's Legislative Committee met at union headquarters in Edmonton recently. The members, back row, from left: Irene Gaudet, Milo Steele, Carol Drennan, and staff advisor Dennis Malayko. Front row, from left: Doug Gamble, Julie Cromarty, and Ron Whan.
	Members of Local 049's bargaining committee prepare for negotiations between AUPE and the Capital Care Group Inc. at union headquarters in Edmonton Aug. 15. The committee members, from left: Mary Kehoe, Christine Sharp, Sonya Rick, Gisele Gauthier, Rod Vidal, and union representative Terry Agoto.
	Union representative Terry Agoto, left, speaks with members of the Venta Care Centre bargaining committee at union headquarters in Edmonton Aug. 13. The committee members, from left: Neta Furoy, Kelly Harvey, and Debbie Slipchuk. Local 047/022, which represents Venta employees, is one of AUPE's newest chapters, having switched to the union at the end of June.
	Members of Local 047/003's bargaining committee examine the mediator's report regarding negotiations between AUPE and Central Park Lodges (Edmonton) at union headquarters in Edmonton Aug. 12. Pictured, from left: Debbie Arcand, Bernice Kleinwachter, and union representative Val Luvaha.
	Local 002's bargaining committee, which represents Administrative and Program Services employees in the General Services sector of the provincial government, met at union headquarters in Edmonton recently. Back row, from left: Rudger Seeman, David Wasserman, Brian Fegan, and Dennis Coulthard. Front row, from left: Mike Ettrich, Andrea Waywanko, and Grant Arnold. Absent are Louise Gale and Milo Steele.
	Grant Arnold, left, and Mike Ettrich, part of the Local 002 bargaining committee, attended a committee meeting held at union headquarters in Edmonton recently. Local 002 represents Administrative and Program Services employees in the government services sector.
	Local 046 held an executive meeting at union headquarters in Edmonton recently. Local 046 represents auxiliary nursing care employees in Health Region 6 - Capital Health. Front row, from left: Joanne Spencer, alternate Provincial Executive Representative; and Sandy Kyle, Treasurer. Back row, from left: Barb Lingley, Vice-Chair; Gloria Surridge, Chair; Val Luvaha, AUPE Membership Services Officer; Shauna Warrilow, Secretary; and Joanne Fushtey, PE Representative.
	Local 049, which represents Capital Care employees, held a council meeting at union headquarters in Edmonton Aug. 7. From left: Christine Sharp, Mary Kehoe and Darlene Johnman. Click here for more pictures from the meeting
	Treasurers from a variety of AUPE locals attended a Treasurers Training Seminar held at union headquarters in Edmonton recently.
	A Chapter Treasurers Seminar was held at union headquarters in Edmonton recently for treasurers of Local 047's chapters. Local 047 represents continuing care (north) employees.
	AUPE Local 010, which represents Medical and Rehabilitative Services employees, held a council meetingat union headquarters in Edmonton recently. The council, from left: Bill Gibbons, Jeri Lupul, union representative Susan Maruca, Jan Grant, Pat Visser, Julie Foster, and Terry Ginther.
	AUPE's Good Samaritan Community bargaining committee met at union headquarters in Edmonton recently. The committee, from left: Elena Soloninko, Lizzamarie Fernandes, union representative Jim Petrie, and Neil Redman.
	AUPE members and members of other unions held an information picket at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary on July 31. The picket was held to draw attention to the huge increases in parking rates at the facility. Click here for more information and photos from the picket
	Local 006's executive held a meeting at union headquarters in Edmonton on July 30. Local 006 represents workers in the social services sector of the provincial government. From left: Mark Haryluk, treasurer; Garnett Robinson, provincial executive representative; Tiffany Toussaint, secretary; Maureen Braun, chair; and Joyce Spiller, vice-chair.
	New high resolution photos of AUPE President Dan MacLennan are available for media and others to download. The new photos can be seen by clicking here
	Local 047/003's Central Park Lodge Bargaining Committee held a meeting at union headquarters in Edmonton recently. From left: Debbie Arcand, Bernice Kleinwachter, Kathy Bujold, and union representative Val Luvaha.
	AUPE's Education Sector Coordinating Committee held a meeting recently at union headquarters in Edmonton. Back row, from left: Dan Tilleman, Local 052; Rod Feland, Local 038; Ron Whan, Local 071; Steve Nimchuk, Union Representative; Terry Luhoway, Local 038; and Rob Irwin, Local 071. Front row, from left: Nancy Ritchie, Local 052; Lisa Daniels, Local 071; and Jackie Slezina, Local 053.
	AUPE union representative Greg Maruca instructs delegates at a recent Basic Union Steward Course at union headquarters in Edmonton. Click here for more photos from the course
	AUPE union representative Steve Nimchuk, left, and Terry Luhoway, local 038, speak during an Education Sector Coordinating Committee meeting held in June at union headquarters in Edmonton.
	AUPE's Committee on Political Action and Legislative Committee held a joint meeting at union headquarters in Edmonton July 18 to discuss the long-term response for a need to change in Alberta labour law. From left to right: Maureen Patel (COPA), Don Westman (COPA), Irene Gaudet (Legislative), Staff Advisor David Climenhaga, and Ron Whan (Legislative).
	Along with more than 1,000 AUPE members, President Dan MacLennan joined the crowd on the Legislature grounds in Edmonton July 22 for the Premier’s Klondike Days breakfast. MacLennan is pictured here with a group of AUPE Local 005 members.
	Along with more than 1,000 AUPE members, President Dan MacLennan joined the crowd on the Legislature grounds in Edmonton July 22 for the Premier’s Klondike Days breakfast. MacLennan is pictured here with Children’s Services employees Merle Linton, left, and Yvonne Echeverra, right, two of many Local 001 members at the breakfast.
	AUPE's Executive Secretary Treasurer Ed Mardell speaks to delegates during a Basic Accounting Course at union headquarters in Edmonton in mid-June. The course is an introduction to basic accounting practices for local and chapter treasurers.
	AUPE's local 020 bargaining committee met at union headquarters in Edmonton late last month. Local 020 represents employees of Alberta Treasury Branches. The committee, back row, from left: Lyne Boucher, AUPE Union Representative Steve Nimchuk, and Lyn Hodgkinson. Front row, from left: Erika Lukacs, Sheryl Lorenz, and Linda Kneeshaw.
	AUPE President Dan MacLennan met with employees of Wabasca-Desmarais Community Health Services in Wabasca on July 17. Discussions centered on Bill 27 and its implications for health care workers around the province.
	AUPE's Pension Committee met at union headquarters in Edmonton on July 16 and 17. The committee members, back row, from left: Simon Postma, Alex Warminsky, Committee Chair Jack Spink, Staff Advisor Carl Soderstrom, and Len Pederson. Front row, from left: Staff Advisor Sophie Parsons, Maureen Braun, and Ian Tarr.
	AUPE's Local 060 bargaining team met at union headquarters in Edmonton in June to work out an agreement with the Alberta Research Council. Local 060 represents approximately 275 ARC employees. The bargaining team, from left: Irene Gaudet, Union Representative Mac MacNaughton, Rosemary Harris, and Jim Wilson.
	Delegates learn about the duties of being an AUPE union steward at a Basic Union Steward Course at union headquarters in Edmonton on June 12. Click here for more photos
	Delegates discuss their roles and duties as AUPE table officers at a Table Officers Seminar at union headquarters in Edmonton on June 13. Click here for more photos
	AUPE members and staff from our union’s Northwest Regional office in Peace River hosted a pancake breakfast at Peacefest in Peace River on Saturday, July 12. Click here for more photos of AUPE activities at the annual community celebration.
	Delegates listen to Lisa Liu-Bidwell, an employee in AUPE's accounting department, during a Local 046 Chapter Treasurers Seminar at headquarters July 11.
	AUPE Union Representative Jim Petrie, right, conducted a meeting in June with the chairs of groups covered under the Multi-Employer Agreement for Auxiliary Nursing Care employees in Health Region 6. The meeting was held to determine which collective agreement is used the 'receiving agreement' - a starting point for negotiations for a new region-wide bargaining unit agreement - as required by Bill 27 legislation. AUPE has been officially declared as the union to represent ANC employees in Health Region 6.
	Members from a number of different locals representing the health, boards and agencies, and government services sectors, at a Table Officer's Seminar last month. These seminars provide training for newly elected, and sometimes incumbent, executive council members.
	Members of AUPE's Capital Care Bargaining Committee met at headquarters on June 11. Bargaining with the Capital Care Group Inc is set to resume on July 22 and 23. Click here for more information. The members pictured, from left: Rod Vidal, Diana Forst, and Sonya Rick.
	Jason Heistad, at right, shown with other members of the AUPE Local 071/002 and some of the local’s donations to the Olds food bank.
	AUPE President Dan MacLennan spoke to more than 200 Canadian Auto Workers Union members about Alberta’s Bill 27 at the recent CAW Health Care Conference in Port Elgin, Ontario. CAW represents more than 25,000 healthcare workers nationwide. Seen with MacLennan, left, is Bob Chernecki, Executive Assistant to CAW President Buzz Hargrove.
	AUPE President Dan MacLennan records a radio advertisement urging health care workers to vote for AUPE in the ongoing health region runoff votes. The 30-second spot will play on radio stations throughout Alberta and can be heard by clicking here
	AUPE's Edmonton Area Council held a family picnic June 28 in Edmonton. The picnic was a tremendous success and fun was had by all. Click here for more photos