Union representing thousands of provincial employees calls for strike vote

Union representing thousands of provincial employees calls for strike vote

The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) says formal mediation has broken down with the Government of Alberta (GOA) and it will hold a strike vote.

GSBC update #16: We end formal mediation and move to a strike vote

Update for Locals 001, 002, 003, 004, 005, 006, 009 & 012, Government of Alberta

The patented employees of the L-Isle-aux-Coudres crossing, affiliated with the Syndicat des Métallos, are gathered this afternoon to vote on a possible unlimited strike term. The results will only be known at the beginning of May. Whatever the result of today's vote, the union will have to make a decision for all the workers it represents on various ties in Quebec, namely Quebec/Lévis, Matane/Godbout, Tadoussac/Baie-Sainte-Catherine and Sorel-Tr…