Members in nursing care and general support services enter formal mediation with AHS

Members of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees gathered outside Peter Lougheed Centre in northeast Calgary on Tuesday in support of ongoing contract negotiations with Alberta Health Services.

The demonstration comes as the union’s members in nursing care and general support services enter formal mediation with AHS.

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“We are here to show solidarity and make it clear — they need to come to the table with an intent to reach a fair contract,” said AUPE vice-president Bonnie Gostola.

At the top of the union’s list of concerns, Gostola said, is compensation. Wages for many front-line staff have not kept pace with inflation or the rising cost of living in Alberta, she argued.

“It bec

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