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AUPE reacts to 650 job reductions at Covenant Health
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, L' L3 B) V& d/ Y, @! Q7 GEdmonton, AB, Canada / 630 CHED( M+ G1 t5 z" ?, f& @
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Daniel Stilwell e. Y5 h1 X# Y) S j1 g" D* a8 O, i, B
+ B; a g7 x8 [& {. i# s# uDecember 10, 2014 04:50 pm1 p7 q8 ]: R( d H5 O% R
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The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees is outraged over massive cuts to seniors care workers.9 `1 P, M6 a4 X9 U1 J
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650 front line workers face health roles with new schedules and reduced hours.
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Alberta Union of Provincial Employees President Guy Smith says it’s not just the staff that are affected.
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) [2 E" f$ f. ?, [“It will have impacts on the patients that they serve and some of these are very fragile patients in long term care,” says Smith.; [% e) Y7 p( k; i, K6 s6 ?
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Smith says his union is taking steps to try revert the changes.6 Q3 L3 _% {$ X8 h* c/ j
9 N- b' B: d$ l0 ^“We have filed grievances which we’ll go through the process where by we believe that Covenant Health did not act properly in terms of the collective agreement or through labour legislation,” says smith. ” So, we have filed complaints along those lines.
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z/ y2 ~2 K+ O. f7 J8 T/ d" }1 LThe AUPE held a rally at the Edmonton Hospital Wednesday morning and Smith says over 100 people showed up to help voice their protest.
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