AHS Nursing Care: AHS is not following our ESA

Your negotiating team is not impressed.

AHS is not following our Essential Services Agreement (ESA). They are doing this to undermine our resolve and break our spirits. But we will not break.

AHS and AUPE signed off on our ESA earlier this year, and there is no reason why AHS should not be able to follow it. There are ways to change and update the ESA if necessary, but AHS is not using those tools.

AUPE is using every option available to enforce our ESA, including legal action.

For now, all that members need to do is be steady and support each other. Nothing is required at this time.

If you are scheduled for a shift that begins before 8:30 a.m. Saturday, you must attend your shift as scheduled. If you are scheduled as a DESW, remain on shift at 8:30 a.m. If you are not scheduled as a DESW, join your fellow members in walking out and joining the strike line at 8:30 a.m.

Email AUPE’s ESA Hotline tomorrow to report any issues with how your management is following the ESA. Email the hotline at: esa.hotline@aupe.org

Click here to download our AHS ESA Frequently Asked Questions.

Mediation continues

Your team is still at the bargaining table. Despite our employer’s refusal to hold up their end of the ESA, our goal is to reach a fair deal before going on strike.

Our strike is still scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 22.

Get strike pay quickly

The quickest and easiest way to receive strike pay is to create a MyAUPE account and then upload your direct deposit information.

Create an account at www.aupe.org/MyAUPE

Once you log in to your account, you can visit aupe.org/form/strike-pay-direct-deposit to submit your account information. You can also select “Banking Information” or “Strike Pay Cheque Processing” to upload a void cheque or submit your information manually.

Strike information

Visit www.aupe.org/nursing-care-strike for more information about our strike.

This web page includes:

• Your Strike Line Locator tool;
• Designated Essential Services Worker declaration forms;
• Essential Services Agreement documents;
• An FAQ document with quick answers to many important questions.

Members can also visit AUPE’s Strike Hub website for more general information about strikes, including the AUPE Strike Manual.

Visit AUPE.org/Strike101

Thank you once again for your support and solidarity. 

AHS NURSING CARE NEGOTIATING TEAM 

Local 041 

Christine Vavrik 
rvavrik@shaw.ca     

Catherine Sivasankar (alt) 
accb@shaw.ca 

Local 043 

Sandy Miller 
smiller98@msn.com       

Jennifer Power (alt) 
cherrigarcia24@yahoo.ca  

Local 044  

Marg Miller 
marg.miller@hotmail.ca     

Jesse Philp (alt) 
jreimerlpn@gmail.com 

Local 045 

Nancy Burton 
ndburton@hotmail.com 

Angela Smyth (alt) 
angelscare.as@gmail.com 

Local 046 

Marty Roy 
bargaininglocal46@gmail.com 

Heather Stewart (alt) 
stewart.h@live.ca 

AUPE RESOURCE STAFF 

Kate Robinson, Lead Negotiator 
k.robinson@aupe.org 

Chris Dickson, Negotiator 
c.dickson@aupe.org