AUPE information picket tonight at Edmonton Catholic Separate School District headquarters
EDMONTON – Members of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees who work for the Edmonton Catholic Separate School District will hold an information picket tonight to urge the board not to lay off support staff.
WHO: Edmonton Catholic Separate School District employees represented by AUPE
WHAT: Information picket
WHEN: 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., TONIGHT
WHERE: Edmonton Catholic School District Administration Building, 9807 – 106th Street
WHY: To urge the board not to lay off employees
During the information picket, which will take place during the board’s regular meeting at the Edmonton Catholic Separate School District Administration Building, 9807 – 106th Street, members of AUPE Local 071/013 will also call on the board to rescind the layoffs earlier this year of 21 ECSSD support staff employees.
“AUPE wants the board to commit to thoroughly reviewing the operations and expenditures of the Edmonton Catholic school system, especially plant operations and maintenance,” said AUPE President Dan MacLennan, who will participate in tonight’s information picket.
“Among the issues for the board to consider when dealing with school finances must be the cleanliness of schools, the health of children who attend them and the wellbeing of the board’s support employees,” MacLennan said.
The information picket will take place from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
For more information, contact:
Dan MacLennan, President, AUPE, 780-930-3301 or 780-232-8392 (cellular phone)
Lynn Gough, Union Representative, AUPE, 780-414-7966 or 780-233-9804 (cellular phone)
David Climenhaga, Communications Director, AUPE, 780-930-3311 or 780-717-2943 (cellular phone)