The Town of Coaldale has reached an agreement with the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees after union workers were locked out for over two months. The deal was ratified on November 10th and will remain Read More
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The town of Coaldale and its workers are trying to hammer out a new contract, but there have been some speed bumps along the way because of recent municipal elections. At the beginning of October, Read More
A rally was held by the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees based at Covenant Health’s St Therese Villa here in Lethbridge earlier today. The union and the workers at St Therese have been bargaining Read More
Members of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees have ratified a new four year contract with the government. 71 percent of the 23,000 eligible members cast ballots and 63% of those voted in favour of the mediated settlement. Read More
Alberta Minister of Finance Nate Horner has pushed back on the demand of AUPE’s wage increase demands of 29% over four years. Horner tells BCN it would cost taxpayers greatly. Mediation will begin on June 2.Read More
More than 50 people showed up at a rally today in Lethbridge fighting for improved working conditions. Curtis Jackson, vice-president of Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) says members of United Nurses of Alberta and Canadian Read More
The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees was taken aback by the announcement by Minister Ellis that Alberta is looking into creating a new policing agency. AUPE vice president Bobby-Joe Borodey says they were disappointed that Read More
Registered Nurses in our province are not happy that the Alberta government is planning on utilizing more Licensed Practical Nurses while allegedly decreasing RN’s positions. Meanwhile, there is a group called LPNs For Change Read More
A group of Licensed Practical Nurses in our province including right here in southern Alberta are seeking reclassification for their work titles. They want to be known as Direct Nursing Care workers instead of Auxiliary Read More
Members of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees rallied across Alberta on Monday afternoon protesting short staffing in healthcare facilities and deteriorating working conditions. There were also workers protesting at the Lethbridge Provincial Building during Read More
A rally Thursday outside the Extendicare Fairmont Park senior’s facility saw around 40 members from the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees demanding better pay for workers. As Angela Stewart explains, AUPE says employees have been Read More
The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees held a rally earlier today in Lethbridge at the Chancery Court Building. Members were protesting cuts and layoffs impacting Good Samaritan Society workers. Darren Graham, the Vice-President of AUPE Read More
Support workers at the University of Lethbridge have ratified a new contract. The new deal will bring wage increases of 1.25 per cent on April 1st and 1.5 per cent on December 1st of next year. Officials Read More
An Occupational Health and Safety investigation is underway at Melcor Centre following reports of black mould due to alleged repeated flooding (including two this week). The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees says it’s become Read More
Alberta Health Services workers are now able to take off the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation stat holiday on September 30 and get paid for it. The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees filed a policy Read More
Update: Extendicare got back to Bridge City News on October 7 at 9:30am. They sent us an email with the following statement. “Extendicare is focused on the negotiations and continues to work diligently to achieve an Read More
A new National Truth and Reconciliation Day statutory holiday was announced in September. The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees alleges that some employers are choosing to not acknowledge it. According to AUPE, Alberta Health Services, Read More
Extendicare employees working in Albertan aren’t pleased with the latest announcement that 4 per cent of employee wages will be cut by Canada’s largest private home care provider. The cuts come shortly after Alberta Read More
A recent release by the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees says the province is looking to cut wages for Alberta Health Services frontline workers and support staff. The Alberta government tabled a 4% pay cut for Read More
On-going cuts to the operating budget at Lethbridge College has resulted in five jobs being cut according to an email sent to staff from Lethbridge College President and CEO, Paula Burns. These positions are mostly Read More
The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees is laying the blame for recent facility and bed closures in rural Alberta at the feet of AHS and Health Minister Tyler Shandro. This has resulted in a shortage Read More
