Important reminder: AUPE Executive Committee candidates have until Sept. 10 to submit Impact articles
EDMONTON – Candidates for AUPE’s six-member Executive Committee have until Monday, Sept. 10, 2007, to submit short statements for publication in the pre-Convention issue of Impact, the union’s member publication.
AUPE sets Labour Day launch for $1.5-million campaign to change labour laws
EDMONTON – The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees will launch one of its largest political campaigns ever on Monday’s Labour Day holiday.
Deadline extended for AUPE municipal election candidates seeking COPA support
EDMONTON – The deadline for AUPE members who are running in the fall municipal election to apply for support from the union’s Committee on Political Action has been extended to Oct. 1, 2007.
More than 1,500 attend AUPE Member Appreciation BBQ at U of C
CALGARY – More than 1,500 AUPE members and others attended Local 052’s fifth annual Member Appreciation Barbecue Aug. 29, on the University of Calgary campus.
Change the Law Campaign
Change the Law Campaign organizers, led by AUPE Director of Labour Relations Jaime Oyarzun, gathered for a meeting Aug. 28, to strategize for the official Labour Day launch of this important campaign.
Media welcome to attend AUPE barbecue at U of C
CALGARY – Media are encouraged to join more than 2,500 Alberta Union of Provincial Employees members, guests and students today at a union barbecue on the University of Calgary campus.
Edmonton & District Labour Council to host golf tournament on Sept. 9
EDMONTON – The Edmonton and District Labour Council will host its Eighth Annual Big Splash Golf Tournament on Sept. 9 at the Riverside Golf Course.
Young Activists’ ball tournament cancelled
OLDS – A lack of team registrations has forced the Young Activists Committee to cancel its planned ball tournament.
Lakeland College agreement
AUPE President Doug Knight signs off on a new two-year contract reached between Local 071/004, representing close to 200 members, and Lakeland College. Members will see increases of 4.25 per cent in each year of the agreement.
AUPE members at ATB Financial ratify new agreement with 10% pay increase over two years
EDMONTON – Members of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees who work for ATB Financial branches throughout Alberta have strongly ratified a new collective agreement that includes pay increases of 10 per cent over two years.