Steward Level 2 Course
AUPE members take time out from a Steward Level 2 course at headquarters on Tuesday, June 28. Nearly two dozen members took part.
Area Council Chairs Meeting
AUPE Area Council Chairs from across Alberta met June 27 at union headquarters in Edmonton.
Minutes - Anti-Privatization Committee
HELD JUNE 27TH & 28TH, 2011 AT HEADQUARTERS
The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. with Karen Weiers in the Chair.
ROLL CALL
Present:
Karen Weiers, Chair Local 095 Airdrie
LeeAnn Boudreau Local 095 Calgary
Julie Jacques Local 047 Spruce Grove
Nancy Woods Vice chair Local 054 Edmonton
Cory Levesque Local 006 Edmonton
Bruce Macdonald Local 046 St. Albert
Marilyn Jones Secretary Local 041 Medicine Hat
Absent: With regrets
Brian Cook Local 012 Coaldale
Desiree Schell Staff Advisor
Invited Guests:
Guy Smith President
Kevin Davediuk Negotiator GSS
Mark Wells Communications
Andrew Hanon Communications
Bill Dechant Executive Secretary-Treasurer
AUPE President condemns federal legislation trampling bargaining rights
EDMONTON – The president of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) is condemning the federal Conservatives’ legislation, passed this weekend, which undermines Canada Post employees’ collective bargaining rights.
Pay and Social Equity Conference a success
EDMONTON – AUPE’s Pay and Social Equity Conference, which attracted more than 100 members from various locals across the province, met for two days of education, June 23 and 24, at the Mayfield Inn in Edmonton.
OH&S Advocate Level 2 in Calgary
Fifteen AUPE members took part in the union’s Occupational Health and Safety Advocate Level 2 course, held in Calgary on June 22 and 23.
Canada Day deadline for Young Activists Award nominations
Nominees should be AUPE members aged 30 or younger who advocate for others on the jobsite or work with the union to improve working conditions. Or, they could be members who work with labour to improve society and inspire others to take part in labour-supported causes.
To nominate a deserving young activist, download the nomination from the AUPE website. Nominations may be submitted by an AUPE member or group of members. Nominations do not have to be approved by an AUPE Local Council, but the committee encourages discussion at the Local Council.
The winner will be announced on Aug. 12 on the AUPE website and the committee will present the award to the individual at his or her worksite.
Pay and Social Equity Conference
Approximately 50 AUPE members listen to guest speaker Brenda Robinson June 23 at the union’s Pay and Social Equity Conference in Edmonton. More than 100 members are at the two-day conference, which concludes today following an address from AUPE’s president.
AUPE celebrates UN Public Service Day today
EDMONTON — The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees is reminding members and the public that today marks the United Nations’ Public Service Day.