Help Fight Bills 45 and 46 AUPE and its members right to collective bargaining are under an unprecedented attack by the Redford government. We are urging all members to immediately contact their MLA and tell them to oppose Bills 45 and 46. If youre not sure who your MLA is, go to electionsalberta.ab.ca and click the Who is my MLA link. You can also send a letter through the AUPE website at aupe.org. As were sure youve heard in the news, Bill 46 will eliminate Government of Alberta employees right to arbitration in collective bargaining disputes, allowing the government to impose any settlement it wants on its employees. GOA employees do not have the legal right to strike, and Bill 45 will impose massive fines for any illegal strike or strike threat. The fines are $1 million a day, a three month suspension of union dues for the first day, and an additional month of dues suspension for each further day. Theres no telling who Premier Alison Redford will attack next. In 1977, the provincial government under Premier Peter Lougheed enacted the Public Service Employee Relations Act, which barred Government of Alberta employees from striking. In return, the Lougheed government enshrined compulsory arbitration in the Act. With Bill 46, Redford is wiping out Lougheeds legacy. AUPE members must send a clear message to Redford that her actions will be costly for her and the Tory party. As well, all AUPE members, their families, friends and supporters are urged to attend rallies against Bills 45 and 46 in Edmonton and Calgary on Monday, Dec. 2. The Edmonton rally will be at 4:45 p.m. at the Alberta Legislature. The Calgary rally be at 6:30 p.m. at the McDougall Centre, 455 - 6 St. SW. On Monday the Legislature will debate the bills, and we need to send a clear message to the Redford government that this draconian, undemocratic attack on all AUPE members collective bargaining rights must be defeated. Thank you for your support and solidarity. Guy Smith, President Alberta Union of Provincial Employees
Posted on: Fri, 29 Nov 2013 23:27:38 +0000
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