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Good Samaritan Prairie Ridge: Essential Services Session

Update for Local 042, Good Samaritan Society Prairie Ridge

Mar 17, 2023

Please join us on site March 23 from 9 am to 4 pm

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Your Essential Services Officers will be meeting with Good Sam Prairie Ridge (Raymond) members in the 1st Floor meeting room for essential services consultations on Thursday, March 23 from 9 am to 4 pm.

The provincial government uses essential services legislation to limit our ability to strike and our rights during a strike or lockout. It’s complicated legislation, as is the process of negotiating an Essential Services Agreement (ESA).

But put simply, an ESA lists services that in a time of strike or lockout are needed to protect the life, personal safety or health of the public, or are necessary for the maintenance and administration of the rule of law or public security.

We are concerned the employer may try and list services in the ESA that are not needed to protect safety in order to weaken our bargaining power.

It’s important for you to get involved and participate in the consultations because the input you provide is our most critical resource. Creating an ESA without your feedback would lead to weaker agreements, longer rounds of negotiation, and ineffective strikes.

How to prepare for a consultation

  • If you have it, bring your job description or send it to the Essential Services Officer.
  • Bring a list of the total number of staff in your department/unit, including all classifications and whether there are any vacancies (working short).
  • If you are working short—think of what continues and how you prioritize tasks.
  • Learn more about Essential Services.

If you have any questions or concerns ahead of the consultations, please contact us at:  https://www.aupe.org/essentialservices#14572


AUPE NEGOTIATING TEAM – GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY CONTINUING CARE

Betty Wiebe
timbetty@telus.net

Debbie Caplette
acdcfam@telus.net

Diana Bigelow
dianabigelow@gmail.com

Tahera Khalfan
taherakhalfan@gmail.com


AUPE RESOURCE STAFF

Kate Robinson, Negotiations
k.robinson@aupe.org

Mary Reimer, Organizing
m.reimer@aupe.org

Michelle Szalynski, Organizing
m.szalynski@aupe.org

Maureen Mariampillai, Communications
m.mariampillai@aupe.org

News Category

  • Bargaining updates

Local

  • 042 - The Good Samaritan Society

Sector

  • Health care

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