LOCAL 071 CHAPTER 005 - ALL STAFF
Negotiations hampered by government interference
AUPE members employed at Medicine Hat College have voted to ratify a new collective agreement with the employer.
The new contract was proposed by an independent mediator. Your negotiating team reluctantly recommended members vote to accept the terms.
The mediator was guided by other recent contracts in post-secondary institutions in Alberta. Negotiations across the sector were hampered by the Government of Alberta imposing a mandate on employers that limited their ability to bargain freely.
Legislation passed in 2019 meant that the government could withhold funding from employers who ignored the mandate.
If you have questions, please contact a member of your negotiating team.
AUPE NEGOTIATING TEAM - MEDICINE HAT COLLEGE
Lana West
lwest@mhc.ab.ca
Dean Studer
dstuder@ualberta.ca
Chrissie Mather
chrissieaupe@gmail.com
AUPE STAFF RESOURCES
Christian Tetreault Negotiations
c.tetreault@aupe.org
Terry Inigo-Jones Communications
t.inigo-jones@aupe.org