The budget was silent on many details, but we do know we’re looking at major FTE job losses in 2019-20 to the tune of: The budget also shows the UCP will lower what it spends on wages in the next four years. At a time when we need social programs and jobs the most, they’re pulling both out from under us. This government has made its intentions very clear. Together, these sectors employ more than 70,000 AUPE members on whom Albertans count during tough economic times, which Kenney’s budget is guaranteed to bring. Here’s where it gets really ugly. Who will get hit the hardest? A posting on the union’s website says members have known cuts and job losses are coming. Despite global pandemic and Alberta recession, job-killing UCP steamrolls over workers. Another group of Albertans taking an upsetting hit from the budget will be kids. The Government of Alberta (GOA) and Alberta Health Services (AHS) have told AUPE how they expect UCP budget cuts will impact AUPE members. Read all news. Students, whose tuitions and student loan payments will skyrocket with the cap removed, and front-line staff working to keep schools running smoothly. This government’s economic agenda will impact jobs, household incomes and the services AUPE members work so hard to deliver. Those AUPE members can expect the number of full-time equivalent positions (FTEs) in their fields to drop by about three per cent. The union was expecting the "first wave" of cuts to hit forestry and agriculture workers, followed by community and social services. [And] Operating expenses are expected to decrease to $222 million, or by 15.5 per cent, in 2022-23.” It’s clear, the government is targeting Albertans living at the margins and they’re doing it by coming after all lines of support. The letter, addressed to Smith, said once the job security protection agreement expired, the government would use "all options available" under the collective agreement to support the government's plan to balance the budget by 2022-23. Whether these figures are the result of job losses or actual wage cuts, we can't say which for sure.

Rural communities – especially the small towns and counties on the edges of the cities, where resources are fewer. The budget suggests 300 FTE post-secondary positions will be axed in the coming year – and the layoffs have already started (Fiscal Plan, p.190).

Together, they act as a driving force for medical research, renewable energy solutions and more. If it’s a fight they want from Alberta’s working people, it’s a fight they get.

This is the start of their attacks and there’s much more to come.

The new labour agreements are not related to the layoffs in education announced on Saturday. It is coming after our communities. But the budget —  announced in February before oil prices plummeted to record lows and the health crisis hit — banked on a significant recovery in the oilpatch to pull the province out of its economic doldrums. Post-Secondary Government workers, bracing for promised cuts to the public sector, will keep their jobs during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, says the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees. In a statement to CBC News, a spokesperson with the provincial finance department said the Public Service Commission and the union agreed to pause collective bargaining for the time being "to focus on the fight against COVID-19." The budget made clear how we’ll have to pay: With job losses and underfunded, understaffed public services. ", Under Budget 2020, the province said it planned to save $610 million in public sector compensation in 2020-21 through staff reductions and by "simplifying delivery methods.".

The Government of Alberta is making changes and cuts that will eliminate 2,500 bargaining unit positions between April 2020 and April 2023. In a release, AUPE blames cuts from the United Conservative government for the job losses. Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. It is coming after our children in schools and colleges. Neither will an addition to the Edmonton’s Misericordia Community Hospital, while plans to build Edmonton’s first new hospital in years will be put on the back burner. Together, let’s stay ahead of the damage and fight back. Please provide your personal email address. AUPE members to return to work tomorrow after ALRB orders a cease and desist, Hear what members are saying as we gear up for the fight of our lives, Last Member Update caused confusion and uncertainty, Download a PDF version of this Member update, AUPE responds to Labour Board Decision after a day of wildcat strikes, FAQs from AUPE’s October 2020 Fight Back Townhall, All of Local 005 are united in supporting fight for fair wages, 26 staff have lost their positions at the University of Calgary, 300 in Advanced Education and Post Secondary Institutions, Alberta Public Service (Departments): -7.6%. Government workers, bracing for promised cuts to the public sector, will keep their jobs during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, says the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees. Audience Relations, CBC P.O. Seniors homes and quality elder care will also take a hit, as funding for seniors housing will be cut over four years.

It is coming after us, our jobs and our ability to feed and shelter our families. For instance, the new Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, which was part of a 16-year roll-out plan, will not move ahead. Below is the budget at a glance - a quick breakdown of some of the ways it will affect you, your sector, your work and the Albertans you support. Officials with the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) have announced member staffing cuts at Red Deer College. So much for the government’s promise to protect quality health care. The cuts could impact up to 546 positions in Community and Social Services and 247 in Agriculture and Forestry, according to a disclosure letter sent to the AUPE.

K-12 Education © 2004-2020 Alberta Union of Provincial Employees. The letter from the Public Service Commissioner's Office, said negotiations could "impact" about 2,500 positions, including some that are vacant, through to the end of that fiscal year. Either way, the loss will be felt by hard-working Albertans.