Members voted overwhelmingly for action after talks collapsed

Thousands of Alberta hospital workers are preparing to walk off the job Saturday morning after the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) served strike notice to Alberta Health Services (AHS) on Wednesday.

The union, representing approximately 16,000 hospital workers, including licensed practical nurses and health-care aides, announced that picketing will begin at 8:30 am on Nov. 22 at major hospitals throughout the province.

“Mediation was not successful. We did not reach a tentative agreement nor receive recommendations from our mediator,” the AUPE stated in its announcement.

AUPE president Sandra Azocar told reporters Wednesday that the decision to strike was not made lightly.

“These decisions are never easy,” Azoc

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