Help Keep Michener Open: petition drive this Sunday
AUPE’s Anti-Privatization committee will be in Red Deer this Sunday, June 23, to help collect signatures for the Keep Michener Open petition, and would like to invite members and supporters to join them.
Opposition MLAs support Keep Michener Open
Members of the Opposition from all three parties joined volunteers for Keep Michener Open to go door knocking in Red Deer, collecting more signatures on the petition to keep the facility open. The MLAs were: David Eggen, NDP MLA for Edmonton-Calder; Darshan Kang, Liberal MLA for Calgary- McCall; and Rod Fox, Wildrose MLA for Lacombe-Ponoka. The campaign hopes to have 30,000 signatures before the end of the summer. Over 15,000 signatures have currently been collected.
Wildrose, NDP and Liberals will join Keep Michener Open team in Red Deer, Sunday
RED DEER – On June 16, Keep Michener Open volunteers in Red Deer will get help collecting petition signatures from Rod Fox, Wildrose MLA for Lacombe-Ponoka, David Eggen, NDP MLA for Edmonton-Calder and Darshan Kang, Liberal MLA for Calgary-McCall.
Rally against PDD cuts, Friday
AUPE members are encouraged to participate in a rally against government cuts to Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD) at the Alberta legislature, Friday June 14 at noon.
Government stalls cuts to PDD, union asks Michener closure be stopped
EDMONTON – Alberta’s largest union is pleased to read media reports stating the cuts to PDD that were supposed to take place July 1 will be put off after thousands around the province demonstrated against them.
Transparency missing in Michener Centre FOIP
EDMONTON – A 130-page Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) request made by the Society of Parents and Friends of Michener Centre (SPFMC) six weeks ago was delivered with 80 per cent of the document blacked-out, citing the government’s right of executive privilege.
Rally against PDD cuts, Friday
AUPE members are encouraged to participate in a rally against government cuts to Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD) at the Alberta legislature, Friday June 7 at noon.
Government bargaining going to mediation
The AUPE General Services Bargaining Committee (GSBC) has secured mediation dates in July to continue bargaining with the employer, after breaking off talks in early May.
AUPE expresses condolences on the passing of Kristina Norstrom
EDMONTON – The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees wishes to express heartfelt condolences to the family of Kristina Norstrom. Norstrom and another AUPE member were passengers in a tragic helicopter crash north of Fort McMurray yesterday.
Rally against PDD cuts, Friday
AUPE members are encouraged to participate in a rally against government cuts to Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD) at the Alberta legislature, Friday May 31 at noon.