AHS Nursing Care: The ALRB hearing and our Strike Vote

Our strike vote begins Thursday, October 30 at 8:30 a.m. and closes Monday, November 3, at 4:30 p.m. We will send you an update later this week with details about our demands and  why we need a strong strike mandate.

However, AHS has filed a bad faith bargaining complaint that could delay our vote. Indeed, the employer requested an interim order that would suspend our right to conduct our legal, democratic, and Charter-protected strike vote.

The Alberta Labour Relations Board  has scheduled a hearing on this application for October 27, 28, 29, and 30. The hearing is scheduled to take place at the Labour Board offices and is open to the public.

We will vigorously contest the Employer's application, as we believe that AHS’s complaint is abusive, undemocratic, and without merit. However, in the event that the Labour Board disagrees with us, their ruling could delay our strike vote.

Unless and until the Board decides otherwise, we have the legal right to hold our strike vote and are working to hold it as planned so that you may democratically express how you feel bargaining should proceed. We will share updates with you as soon as we can.

Remember to sign up for a MyAUPE account to ensure you can participate in our strike vote and receive strike pay quickly. Visit aupe.org/user/register to create an account today.

Please contact a member of your negotiating team if you have any questions.

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