EDMONTON – The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees General Services Bargaining Committee sent the Government of Alberta notice to commence bargaining on May 27, setting in motion a new round of negotiations with the employer.
At a June 2 meeting of the GSBC at union headquarters in Edmonton, the committee said that the first set of bargaining dates for face-to-face negotiations with the employer would likely be scheduled for some time in September.
"Everyone on the committee is looking forward to working over the summer to finalize our bargaining position for the fall. Although some key issues such as workload and overtime are obvious, we still have plenty of work to do," said Staff Negotiator Jim Petrie.
The committee also decided to extend the availability of the bargaining survey in order to ensure that all members have the opportunity to contribute their views.
"We have had a good response to the survey so far, and are assessing the survey responses as we receive them," said Petrie.
"We're extending the survey because we don't want to shut the door on any member that wants to participate in the bargaining process but hasn't had time to complete the survey or wasn't aware of the survey," he explained.
The committee reminds members that the current collective agreement will remain in force for all Government employees during the bargaining period, and urges any who hasn't completed the bargaining survey to go to www.aupe.org and do so.
For more information:
Jim Petrie, Staff Negotiator – j.petrie@aupe.org, 780-930-3335
GSBC members:
Guy Smith, Chair
Fay Rever, Local 001
Jim Dick, Local 002
Cec Cardinal, Local 003
Dan Niven, Local 004
Mike Dempsey, Local 005
Maureen Braun, Local 006
Jan Grant, Local 009
Margaret Minnife Cloutier, Local 010
Terrie Wispinski, Local 012
