Staff shortage at Michener Hill putting seniors at risk, says AUPE president
RED DEER – The closing of Red Deer Nursing Home and Valley Park Manor, two publicly funded and delivered seniors’ care facilities in Red Deer, plus staff shortages at Michener Hill Extendicare, the publicly funded but privately delivered site opened to replace the two facilities has added to the long-term care crisis already in place in central Alberta.
Union Steward Level 1
AUPE members get an introduction to union stewardship during level 1 class at headquarters Sept. 17.
Minutes - Legislative Committee
Edmonton
The meeting was called to order at 9.05 a.m. with Mark Ellis in the Chair.
ROLL CALL
Present:
Mark Ellis, Chair, Local 012, Vulcan
Rod Feland, Vice Chair, Local 038, Edmonton
Bev Hill, Secretary, Loc 044, Red Deer
Jim Dick, Local 002, Red Deer
Krista Brzezicki (Koroluk), Local 043, Lamont
Angela MacArthur, Local 057, Red Deer
Adam Millie, Local 001, Edmonton
Staff Advisor:
Carol Drennan, Staff Advisor, Edmonton
Regrets:
Bobby-Joe Rovensky, Local 071, Didsbury
Dusan Milutinovic, Local 095, Calgary
Legislative Committee meeting
Members of AUPE’s Legislative Committee met for a regular meeting on Sept. 29 at union headquarters in Edmonton.
Deer Meadows votes with heavy support for AUPE representation
CAMROSE – General Support Services (GSS) staff members employed at the Deer Meadows Lodge of Bethany Nursing Homes of Camrose have voted overwhelmingly to join AUPE. The worksite vote took place Sept. 23 and was supervised by the Alberta Labour Relations Board.
Direct Impact on its way
AUPE staff member Rose Reeder bundles the fall edition of Direct Impact for mailing at headquarters on Sept. 28. The quarterly magazine is expected to be in members’ mailboxes by the first week of October.
AUPE encourages public service members to lend their voices to government employee survey
The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees is encouraging its members who are direct employees of the government to participate in the Government of Alberta’s 2010 Corporate Employee Survey, which will be conducted from Sept. 27 to late November.
Local 071/010 bargaining committee
AUPE members from Local 071/010’s bargaining committee, representing non-academic employees of Norquest College in Edmonton, met at headquarters with union negotiator Jim Petrie on Sept. 27.
Illegal hunting prosecutions plummet while poaching tips soar, AUPE president warns
EDMONTON – With hunting season now under way, hunters and others concerned about conservation will be disturbed to learn that while tips about poaching in Alberta’s wildlands have more than doubled since 2007-2008, prosecutions have fallen by 80 per cent.
Peace Officer Memorial Day
EDMONTON – Representatives of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees’ more than 2,500 peace officers are expected to attend Peace Officers Memorial ceremonies in Edmonton and Ottawa on Sunday to honour their fallen colleagues.