Venta Care Bargaining Team
Venta Care GSS bargaining committee members from AUPE Local 047/022 met at AUPE Headquarters Aug. 25 for negotiations with their employer.
Millwoods Shepherd’s Care ratify one-year collective agreement
EDMONTON – Members of AUPE Local 047/014 who work at the Millwoods Extended Care Centre for the Shepherd’s Care Foundation have overwhelmingly ratified a new collective agreement that delivers significant wage and benefit improvements matching those of the Kensington Care Centre.
One week left for Executive Committee to submit statements to Direct Impact
EDMONTON – Candidates for AUPE’s six-member Executive Committee now have just one week to submit short statements for publication in the pre-Convention issue of Direct Impact.
Knight raises concerns about Alberta Hospital Edmonton bed closures
AUPE President Doug Knight speaks with reporters at Alberta Hospital Edmonton after a meeting about bed closures with members at the facility.
AUPE welcomes Licensed Practical Nurses at Glenmore Auxiliary Hospital in Calgary
CALGARY – Alberta Union of Provincial Employees President Doug Knight welcomes a “small but significant” group of Licensed Practical Nurses who work at Carewest’s Glenmore Auxiliary Hospital as new members.
Local 020 and ATB Financial representatives meet provincially appointed mediator
EDMONTON – Representatives of AUPE Local 020 and ATB Financial met at union headquarters in Edmonton Wednesday and yesterday to work with provincially appointed mediator Bertha Greenstein in an effort to resolve the primary items in dispute in collective bargaining.
AUPE President responds to fiscal update
AUPE President Doug Knight in a media scrum at the Legislature, commenting on the release of the government’s quarterly fiscal update on Aug. 26, 2009.
Save Alberta Hospital Edmonton campaign
AUPE has launched the Save Alberta Hospital Edmonton campaign to redevelop the hospital and save the jobs of hundreds of AUPE members. Visit www.savealbertahospital.com for more information.
AHS approach to cost cutting bad for health care, AUPE president says
EDMONTON – The Alberta Health Services plan announced this afternoon to save money by reducing staff numbers is not a good prescription for putting patients first, says the president of the province’s largest union.
Millwoods Shepherd’s Care Centre reaches tentative agreement with AUPE
EDMONTON – Alberta Union of Provincial Employees Local 047/014 bargaining committee who work at the Millwoods location for Shepherd’s Care Foundation continuing care reached a tentative agreement with their employer on August 21, 2009.