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Shepherd's Care Millwoods ANC

Posted August 31, 2010 in Healthcare

Members of the Shepherd’s Care Millwoods ANC bargaining committee met at headquarters Aug. 31 to discuss upcoming negotiations.

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Good Sam Joint Advocacy Committee

Posted August 26, 2010 in Healthcare

AUPE members from Good Samaritan Society work sites in Hinton, Stony Plain, Lethbridge and Edmonton met at AUPE headquarters Aug. 26 to discuss common bargaining issues.

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Court of Appeal turns down application for injunction to halt transfer of Correctional Services members to AHS

Posted August 25, 2010 in Government Services, Healthcare

Today the Alberta Court of Appeal turned down an injunction to halt the transfer of members employed as medical services staff by the Government of Alberta Solicitor General and Public Security to Alberta Health Services. The transfer is expected to take place within the next month.

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GSS transitional bargaining

Posted August 25, 2010 in Healthcare, Union Updates

AUPE members from the former AADAC, Northern Lights, Palliser, and Chinook Health Regions met at union headquarters on Aug. 24 to prepare moving them into the receiving agreement.

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Bow Island Health Centre employees vote for AUPE representation

Posted August 23, 2010 in Healthcare

BOW ISLAND – Employees at the Bow Island Health Centre working in General Support Service roles voted unanimously in favour of AUPE representation on Aug. 20 in an ALRB supervised vote.

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Shepherd's Care Bargaining Prep

Posted August 20, 2010 in Healthcare

Members from Shepherd’s Care Kensington Village, Barrhead, Millwoods and Greenfield worksites met at Headquarters to discuss bargaining plans, mobilization and communications strategy on Aug. 19.

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Wildrose support for failed private surgical clinic in Calgary a warning to Alberta

Posted August 19, 2010 in Healthcare

EDMONTON – The right-wing Wildrose Alliance’s statement of support today for Networc Health Inc.’s failed surgical clinic in Calgary sends a clear message they will try to privatize health care in Alberta if they are elected to government.

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GSS transitional agreement finalized

Posted August 19, 2010 in Healthcare

EDMONTON – The final version of the transitional/receiving agreement covering all General Support Service employees of the former Aspen, Calgary, Capital, David Thompson, East Central and Peace Country health regions and the former Alberta Cancer Board is now available for download.

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Court of Appeal to hear injunction application Aug. 25 to halt transfer of Correctional Services members to AHS

Posted August 12, 2010 in Government Services, Healthcare

The Alberta Court of Appeal will hear an injunction application by the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees on Aug. 25 to halt the transfer of Correctional Services members employed as medical staff to Alberta Health Services.

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More than 300 rally to support Red Deer nursing homes

Posted August 11, 2010 in Healthcare

Over 300 people rallied at Red Deer City Hall Park on Aug. 10 to protest the closures of Red Deer Nursing Home and Valley Park Manor, two long-term care facilities in Red Deer. Residents of the two facilities are being moved to Extendicare’s Michner Hill facility, which will only add four long-term care beds to the area at a time when the waiting list for long-term care currently sits at 230. Speakers at the rally included AUPE President Guy Smith, Brenda Corney of Friends of Medicare’s Red Deer chapter, NDP Leader Brian Mason, and Alberta Liberal MLA Kevin Taft, among others.

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