More than 1,000 attend AUPE Member Appreciation BBQ at U of C
CALGARY – More than 1,000 participants attended AUPE’s fourth annual Member Appreciation Barbecue Wednesday on the University of Calgary campus.
Veteran Union Rep Wayne Trimble retires
EDMONTON – After 19 years of service to AUPE, and more than 30 years to the labour movement, Union Representative Wayne Trimble has retired.
Number of Shepherd’s Care employees represented by AUPE continues to grow following outcome of vote
EDMONTON – Auxiliary Nursing Care professionals at another Shepherd’s Care continuing-care facility have voted to join the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees.
More than 1,000 expected at AUPE Member Appreciation BBQ tomorrow, Aug. 30, at U of C
CALGARY – More than 1,000 participants are expected tomorrow at the Alberta Union of Provincial Employee’s fourth annual Member Appreciation Barbecue on the University of Calgary campus.
AUPE’s Second Annual Charity Golf Tourney raises more than $15,000 for breast cancer research
EDMONTON – Participants of AUPE’s Second Annual Charity Golf Tournament helped to raise more than $15,000 for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation at Saturday’s event.
Anti-Privatization Committee Meets
Members of the union’s Anti-Privatization Committee, chaired by Brad Smith, gathered at AUPE Headquarters in Edmonton Aug. 23, for a regularly scheduled meeting.
144 golfers get into the swing of AUPE’s Second Annual Charity Golf Tournament tomorrow, Aug. 26
EDMONTON – AUPE’s Second Annual Charity Golf Tournament tees off tomorrow afternoon, Aug. 26, at Edmonton’s beautiful River Ridge Golf and Country Club.
Legislative Committee meets
Members of the union’s Legislative Committee, chaired by AUPE President Dan MacLennan, held a regularly scheduled meeting at AUPE Headquarters in Edmonton Aug. 22.
Red Deer Area Council to host barbecue in honour of AUPE’s 30th anniversary
RED DEER – AUPE’s Red Deer Area Council is firing up the barbecue Aug. 25 for members and their families to celebrate AUPE’s 30th anniversary.
Bill Broad: AUPE's first president
An early photograph of AUPE’s first-ever President, Bill Broad. An interview with Mr. Broad, now 85, will appear in the upcoming edition of Direct Impact. Alberta’s largest union is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.