Shepherd's Care info picket
Members of AUPE Local 047 held an information picket outside the Shepherd’s Care Mill Woods Campus June 23 in Edmonton. The rally was in support of ANC and GSS staff employed at six facilities in Edmonton and northern Alberta whose negotiations have been ongoing since last summer. They are calling on the employer to end their stalling tactics.
Minutes - Membership Services Committee
AT HEADQUARTERS
The meeting was called to order at 09:15 a.m. with Jason in the Chair.
ROLL CALL
Present: Stan Bateman, Joel Byron, Jason Heistad, Derrick Karbashewski, Julie Philippe, Melanie Roy & Don Westman
Staff Advisor: Lynn Gough
Absent with regrets: Brent Gibson
Pat Wimbs has stepped down from the committee.
Minutes - Membership Services Committee
AT HEADQUARTERS
The meeting was called to order at 09:15 a.m. with Jason in the Chair.
ROLL CALL
Present: Stan Bateman, Joel Byron, Jason Heistad, Derrick Karbashewski, Julie Philippe, Melanie Roy & Don Westman
Staff Advisor: Lynn Gough
Absent with regrets: Brent Gibson
Pat Wimbs has stepped down from the committee.
Smith talks to media at CUPW rally
AUPE President Guy Smith speaks with a reporter yesterday at a lunch-time rally in support of locked out postal workers who now face federal back-to-work legislation, removing their right to free collective bargaining. Hundreds of AUPE members were among the 1,200 rallying supporters in the crowd.
Information picket planned June 22 for Shepherd’s Care
EDMONTON – The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees will hold the second of two information pickets today at 4:30 p.m. to protest stalling tactics at the bargaining table by a large continuing care employer.
Hundreds attend AUPE conferences
EDMONTON – Two AUPE conferences held at the Mayfield Inn in Edmonton by the union’s Human Rights and Occupational Health and Safety Committees, June 19-21, attracted more than 500 union activists from around the province.
Edson Area Council barbeque
Edson AUPE Area Council held a barbeque on June 16, 2011. While it threatened rain and the wind was cold, the over 80 people who attended ate well and enjoyed themselves. Vice President Erez Raz took part, and the cooks were Gerald Forbes and Eric Larson, while Rose Bouchie looked after the table.
Large gathering for AUPE committee conferences
More than 500 AUPE members took part in two union conferences held June 19-21 at the Mayfield Inn in Edmonton. The information AUPE’s Human Rights and Occupational Health and Safety Conference attendees gain will be taken back to their various worksites, where they will educate more members on the importance of a diverse workplace and health and safety on the job.
Human Rights Committee encourages celebration of National Aboriginal Day June 21
June 21 is National Aboriginal Day, and AUPE’s Human Rights Committee is encouraging AUPE members from across the province to take part in activities in their communities.
Rain doesn't deter Shepherd's Care and supporters
President Guy Smith rallies the troops at an information picket outside Shepherd’s Care Kensington Village on June 18. Dozens of members from several Locals braved the torrential rain to support their brothers and sisters in Local 047, who held the picket to shed light on management’s stalling tactics at the bargaining table. An additional picket is scheduled for Shepherd’s Care Millwoods Care Centre.