Bargaining Continues
We are very happy to have signed off on three important issues: workplace violence prevention, job security, and vacation.
Workplace Violence Prevention
The new Workplace Violence Prevention Strategy language establishes a process for reporting and investigating violent incidents as well as tracking them in your Operational Health & Safety Committee minutes.
Job Security
No Contracting Out has been renewed for the entire life of the next agreement. Additionally, we negotiated a new layoff recall option which would let employees on layoff accept casual work without negatively affecting their recall status and seniority standing.
Vacation
New language would help protect members from having vacation requests unreasonably denied and unreasonably cancelled.
This was another productive round of meetings, and your bargaining committee expects to tackle monetary items in the new year. The next bargaining meetings are tentatively scheduled for February 11, 12, and 13 in Calgary.
Please contact a member of your bargaining committee or AUPE resource staff if you have any questions, comments or concerns.
EXTENDICARE BARGAINING TEAM MEMBERS:
Katie Seaward (Athabasca) thevampirediaries1@live.ca or 780-676-0884
Kathy Findlater (Cedars Villa) findlater70@hotmail.com 403-606-5044 (c) or 403-271-8740 (h)
Natasha Ng (Eaux Claires) tashjee@hotmail.com or 780-938-1404
Theresa Lawrence (Fairmont) t_crail@hotmail.com or 403-308-3345
John McCrea (Hillcrest) jmccrea@extendicare.com or 587-229-0470
Judith Cseresnyes (Holyrood) judysc1966@gmail.com or 780-945-7647
Elaine Yacey (Mayerthorpe) rowenayacey@yahoo.ca 780-779-7526 or 780-268-9600
Mike Peterson (Michener Hill) mike5782@telus.net or 587-877-6587
AUPE RESOURCE STAFF:
Jason Rattray Negotiator
j.rattray@aupe.org
Trevor Zimmerman Organizer
t.zimmerman@aupe.org or 1-800-232-7284
Jaime Urbina Organizer
j.urbina@aupe.org or 1-800-232-7284
Alexander Delorme Communications
a.delorme@aupe.org or 780-930-3333