AGLC: We have a tentative agreement!

Your negotiating team met with the employer on Dec. 5 at which time the employer provided a counterproposal. We met again to continue discussions on Dec. 15 and have since reached a tentative agreement.

Key details of the Tentative Agreement include:

Four-year term: August 1, 2024 – July 31, 2028.

General salary increases to all employees:

August 1, 2024 – 3%
August 1, 2025 – 3%
August 1, 2026 – 3%
August 1, 2027 – 3%

General salary increases will be paid retroactive to August 1, 2024 within 90 days of ratification.

Former employees will have six months from the date of ratification to make a request in writing to the employer for retroactive payment. Employees can submit requests to: benefits@aglc.ca

Market adjustments to 14 of 19 proposed classifications by the union (in addition to wage increase):

Administrative Support 1-5 will see between 6 – 11.6% increase in the first year 
Finance 4 will see 10.99% increase in the first year 
Operational Services 1-5 will see between 5.3 – 6.8% increase in the first year 
Inspector 1-4 will see between 3.87 – 7.63% increase in the first year*

*Inspector 1 classification will be eliminated and moved to Inspector 2 classification. Step 1 will be deleted for Investigator/Inspector 3 and 4 and a new Step 7 will be added to the grid.

Market adjustments will be effective on the date of ratification and implemented within 90 days of ratification.

New Letter of Understanding for Long Service Pay Adjustments: Additional 2% for employees with 20 years or more of service. This will form part of the employee’s basic rate of pay.

Article 11 Grievance Procedure: Timelines amended to exclude weekends and holidays for filing and advancing grievances. Add Executive Team Designate, along with the CEO, as a designated officer for Level 2 of the grievance process.

Article 14 Attendance: Add language to clarify the process of notifying the employer of an absence after the fact for special circumstances.

Article 16 Shift Differential: Shift differentials will now be applicable to overtime hours.

Article 16A Weekend Premium: Weekend premiums will now be applicable to overtime hours.

Article 18 Paid Holidays: New language to include any holiday proclaimed by the government of Alberta and/or Canada. This includes the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Article 22 Layoff and Recall: Add language for recall to occur in order of seniority within a single Division/Branch and work location.

Article 26 Special Leaves: Increase personal leave to four days. Decrease family illness leave to six days. This maintains the overall number of special leave days, but broadens the ability to take leave.

Article 28 Proof of Illness: Increase the number of days of absence from 2 to 3 days before the employer may request proof of illness.

Article 39 Payment of Salaries: Add language for overpayments and underpayments. The employer has six months to recover overpayments from employees while following guidelines for repayment. Employees will be reimbursed for any underpayments on their next paycheque.

Article 42 Disciplinary Action/Purged Files: Add language that addresses investigations being completed in a timely manner. Reduce the time disciplinary records remain on file from 30 to 24 months. Disciplinary record will be cleared after 24 months without incident.

Join the Virtual Town Hall Meetings  

Your negotiating team is hosting two virtual information sessions to discuss the Tentative Agreement and answer your important questions.

Please check your email inbox for the Zoom link.  

Thursday, December 18  
7:00 - 8:00 pm

Friday, December 19  
12:00 - 1:00 pm

Important Note: Employees are permitted to attend these sessions during work hours. Please inform your direct report.

Voting Details

Electronic ballots will be sent to your AGLC email on Friday, Dec. 19 in the afternoon. Voting will close Monday, Dec. 22 at 4 pm.

Please reach out to a member of your negotiating team with any questions or concerns.

AUPE NEGOTIATING TEAM - ALBERTA GAMING, LIQUOR, AND CANNABIS

Dave Klein
four.kleins@shaw.ca

Jason Bates
jasonbates780@gmail.com

Peter Snowdon
everythingsajoke1@gmail.com

Alternates

Nicholas Nigro
jensen_n@yahoo.ca

Danielle Matthiessen
lowesd@yahoo.com

AUPE RESOURCE STAFF

Prisca Ryan Negotiations
p.ryan@aupe.org