- For Regular and Temporary Full-time Employees, a payment of $1,400;
- For Regular Part-time, Temporary Part-time, and Casual Employees, a payment of $1,400, pro-rated to all regular hours actually worked and paid at the Basic Rate of Pay between April 1, 2021 and March 31, 2022, to a maximum of 1.0 Full Time Equivalent.
AHS will stop contracting out jobs until March 30, 2024. Job security was one of the most important issues for us in bargaining. For the retail food members whose work is already in the final stages of contracting-out, AHS will provide a voluntary severance option to the most senior staff before they lay-off any lower seniority members.
No roll-backs! Thanks to your support and solidarity, your team successfully fought against proposals on red-circling, rollbacks to shift and weekend differential, and AHS’s attempt to hire temporary staff for longer periods of time.
There are also significant improvements to benefits, including eye exam, physiotherapy, counselling, and massage therapy coverage. Non-monetary highlights include improvements to discipline and dismissal process, health and safety, and pension payments while on workers compensation leave.
Lamont Health Care Centre has successfully been incorporated into the AUPE AHS GSS collective agreement. There are some exceptions which will remain the same as they are in the Lamont Health Care Centre 2017 – 2020 collective agreement: Articles, 8, 10, 14, 23, 25, 27, 33, and Letters of Understanding 2 and 4.
Upcoming town halls
Your negotiating team is planning Telephone Town Halls to give you the chance to ask questions about this tentative agreement. We will share more information about these town halls soon.
AHS GSS Telephone Town Halls
Tuesday, July 26
• 6:00 p.m. — 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, July 27
• 11:30 p.m. — 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. — 7:30 p.m.
Voting on this tentative agreement by mail
Every member will receive a ratification package by mail. Please ensure that we have your accurate address on file if you have recently moved.
Update your information at www.aupe.org/update-info
You will need your AUPE Member ID number to update your information. If you don’t know it, please contact the Members Resource Centre at 1-800-232-7284.
Your negotiating team thanks you for your support and solidarity. The last few years of bargaining, combined with the pandemic, have been difficult for all of us. When AHS first tabled its insulting proposals, we told you we would never accept concessions or roll backs. We held true to our word. We are always stronger when we stand together.
Please contact your Local negotiating team representative or AUPE resource staff if you have any questions.
AUPE NEGOTIATING TEAM - AHS GSS
Local 054
Julie Woodford - juliew.chp006@gmail.com
Charity Hill (A) - charity.johanson@gmail.com
Local 056
Tammy Lanktree – local56.bargaining@outlook.com
Juanita Cozicar (A) – jcozicar@telus.net
Local 057
Wendy Kicia - wendykicia@hotmail.com
Janice Drader (A) – draderjanice@gmail.com
Local 058
Dave Ibach - d1322j@gmail.com
Local 095
James Sullivan - sullivanlocal95@gmail.com
Anna Silva (A) – a.silva100@outlook.com
Lamont Health Care Centre GSS
Carol Palichuk - carolpalichuk@hotmail.com
AUPE RESOURCE STAFF FOR AHS GSS
Chris Dickson, Lead Negotiator - c.dickson@aupe.org
Jason Rattray, Negotiator - j.rattray@aupe.org
Kate Robinson, Negotiator - k.robinson@aupe.org
Tracy Noble, Edmonton and North Organizer - t.noble@aupe.org
Margaret Kapuwa, Central and South Organizer - m.kapuwa@aupe.org
Jaime Urbina, Calgary Organizer - j.urbina@aupe.org
Alexander Delorme, Communications - a.delorme@aupe.org
