AHS has cancelled all bargaining in December.
Your negotiating team was scheduled to meet with the employer four times in December, but an unexpected leave of absence by the employer-side negotiator has brought bargaining to a halt.
We have been assured that they working to find new dates early next year and are reviewing availability for January and February. We will update you as soon as new dates are confirmed.
Essential Service Agreement (ESA) Update
On October 7, we met with the Labour Board Commissioner and the employer for a case management meeting. This meeting was part of the Umpire decision review we requested in August. The Commissioner set the following deadlines for formal submissions:
• AUPE submission due October 31, 2024
• HSAA submission due (intervenor status) November 15, 2024 – Note: HSAA has intervenor status as they have an interest in the outcome of this review, giving them the right to provide information to the board.
• AHS reply to AUPE and HSAA submissions due November 29, 2024
An oral hearing has been scheduled for December 17 via Zoom. We will update you on the Commissioner’s decision when it is available.
Wear red to support bargaining
Show your solidarity by taking photos of you and your coworkers wearing red and sending them to [email protected]; they will then be posted to AUPE’s social media.
Please contact a member of your negotiating team if you have any questions or feedback about this bargaining update.
AUPE NEGOTIATING TEAM - AHS NURSING CARE
Local 041
Christine Vavrik
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Catherine Sivasankar (alt)
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Local 043
Sandy Miller
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Jennifer Power (alt)
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Local 044
Marg Miller
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Jesse Philp (alt)
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Local 045
Nancy Burton
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Angela Smyth (alt)
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Local 046
Marty Roy
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Heather Stewart (alt)
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AUPE RESOURCE STAFF
Kate Robinson Lead negotiator
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Chris Dickson Negotiator
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