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‘AUPE members are no longer on strike’: Nursing care workers reach tentative deal
About 16,000 licensed practical nurses and health-care aides agreed to return after resolving a strike threat over wages and unsafe staffing conditions.
- On Nov. 22, 2025, the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees instructed members to return to work after a tentative agreement, announcing a union press conference at 11 a.m. for details.
- Bargaining collapsed over wages and the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees gave strike notice to Alberta Health Services on Wednesday, citing unsafe working conditions and chronic understaffing.
- About 16,000 workers, including licensed practical nurses and health‑care aides, would use rotating picket lines because of an essential‑services agreement, and experts warned 20 to 30 percent walking out would be felt.
- With talks under a tight deadline, Finance Minister Nate Horner said Alberta Health Services has contingency plans as AUPE and AHS raced to meet the 8:30 a.m. Saturday cutoff.
- Amid the agreement, University of Calgary associate law professor Lorian Hardcastle warned the health system has been in crisis for a very long time and urged Albertans to use mediation and public pressure by contacting their representatives about staffing impacts.
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AUPE, Alberta Health Services reach tentative deal ending strike (Canada)
The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees and Alberta Health Services say they have reached a tentative deal, ending a strike that started this morning. A press conference will be held at 11 a.m. with further details. More to come....
·Kelowna, Canada
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- 46% of the sources lean Left, 45% of the sources are Center
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