Court upholds AUPE request for injunction halting transfer of medical Corrections staff to AHS
EDMONTON – An Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench judge today granted an interim injunction sought by the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees to halt the transfer of 186 medical services staff to Alberta Health Services from Correctional Services.
Ponoka Save Our Services Info Picket
One hundred and twenty one people turned out for a boisterous information picket in Ponoka on Mar. 26 in support of hospital security services. AUPE Vice-President Jason Heistad, who attended the picket, said that not only the larger centres will be affected by reduced hospital security. “Rural hospitals under this plan will be covered by a roving security detail. If an incident occurs in Olds when the nearest security officer is in Lacombe, there is literally nothing that he can do. Hospital staff will have to rely on the RCMP, who are also stretched extremely thin in rural areas. This is a lose-lose situation,” he said. Photo courtesy of Jasmine Franklin, Ponoka News.
AUPE Local 047/023 to hold info picket April 6 at Extendicare Holyrood
EDMONTON – Alberta Union of Provincial Employees Local 047/023 members will hold an information picket outside Extendicare’s Holyrood nursing home on Tuesday, April 6 to protest their employer’s reluctance to move forward in bargaining.
Fifth Annual Curling Funspiel a roaring success
SPRUCE GROVE – More than 100 players, volunteers and sponsors descended on the Spruce Grove Curling Club last week for AUPE’s own Roar of the Rings event, the Fifth Annual AUPE Curling Funspiel, and while the level of curling skill might not have been world-class, the atmosphere and enjoyment certainly was.
AUPE Local 048/013 holding info picket today at Extendicare Cedars Villa
CALGARY – Alberta Union of Provincial Employees Local 048/013 members will hold an information picket outside Extendicare’s Cedars Villa today to protest their employer’s reluctance to move forward in bargaining.
Gallery from Join Together Alberta Rally Mar. 20
Over 400 people attended the Mar. 20 Join Together Alberta rally that marched from three different locations to the Alberta Legislature. AUPE President Guy Smith and Executive Secretary-Treasurer Bill Dechant also attended, as well as many AUPE members from around Alberta.
Leaked document puts Alberta Hospital Edmonton upgrades at $8.6 million
EDMONTON – An internal Alberta Health Services document obtained by the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees estimates the total cost of upgrading Alberta Hospital Edmonton to be just $8.6 million. The document also shows that bringing the geriatric psychiatry building up to current standards would cost far less than moving the unit to Villa Caritas in west Edmonton.
Minutes - Human Rights Committee
AT AUPE REGIONAL OFFICE, RED DEER, ALBERTA
The meeting was called to order at 9:15 a.m. with Sandra Azocar in the Chair.
ROLL CALL
Present: Sandra Azocar
Daniel Balantac
Cheryle Chagnon-Greyeyes
Pervis Fisher
Leslie Marquardt
Susanne Rutledge
Staff Advisor: Maria Marrazzo
Absent: Tory Ormann Craig Stansfield
AUPE Local 048/013 to hold info picket Mar. 30 at Extendicare Cedars Villa
CALGARY – Alberta Union of Provincial Employees Local 048/013 members will hold an information picket outside Extendicare’s Cedars Villa on Mar. 30 to protest their employer’s reluctance to move forward in bargaining.
AUPE encourages members to turn off the lights for Earth Hour
EDMONTON – Sixty minutes without light can make a huge difference for the environment, and AUPE is encouraging all its members to mark Earth Hour this Saturday.