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Portage College bargaining paused; members concerned over workloads

Join Zoom meetings Oct. 13 for update and to have questions answered

Sep 27, 2021

Join Zoom meetings Oct. 13 for update and to have questions answered

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Bargaining was set to resume between your negotiating team and Portage College on Sept 21. and 22. The employer did not table a monetary offer, saying that they preferred to wait until there is greater certainty.

Your negotiating team agreed to return to meetings in the coming months as broader public-sector bargaining takes shape across Alberta, including AUPE members working as direct government employees who are currently engaged in mediation.

There is clear evidence that bargaining for members at Portage College is affected by the wider approach taken by the provincial government, which has been demanding wage rollbacks and other concessions from publicly funded workers, including other post-secondary institutions.

In the meantime, this is a stressful time for workers at Portage College and members are reporting concerns about workload. All members with workload concerns should consider filing for a workload review, which is a right already in your collective agreement.

Everyone is encouraged to attend a Questions-and-Answers meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 13. You can attend meetings at noon or at 7 p.m. or both to hear about bargaining and how to address your workload concerns. Please use these Zoom links to join the meetings.

Topic: Portage College AUPE Membership Meeting
Time: Oct 13., 2021 12:00 PM Edmonton

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/91414074138?pwd=bFladG5BSlVZengvYlJlclVPRHJHZz09
Meeting ID: 914 1407 4138 Passcode: 176152

Topic: Portage College AUPE Membership Meeting
Time: Oct 13, 2021 07:00 PM Edmonton

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/94041179886?pwd=V0Y1NVdCem1naUt1Y2NCc2FOcTNKUT09
Meeting ID: 940 4117 9886
Passcode: 932068

Thank you for your continuing support for the negotiations teams as we bargain a new collective agreement in challenging times.

Your negotiations team

Nancy Litzenberger: 780-404-6844 or [email protected]
Darlene Uganecz: 780-246-5571 or [email protected]
Linda Uliac: 780-227-5833 or [email protected]
 
Alternate:
Kerry Davies: 403-829-7013 or [email protected]

AUPE staff resources

Merryn Edwards, negotiator: [email protected]
Scott Drake, organizer: [email protected]
Terry Inigo-Jones: [email protected]

 

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