STRIKE READY! Over the past two weeks, you’ve seen the ATU Core Team out gathering signatures. So far, about 70% of our entire membership have signed the statement “I will vote yes in a Strike vote.” That’s about 98 percent of everyone who was asked to sign. An actual strike vote won’t happen until it’s…
Is EPS Running the Peace Officers?
In a word, NO. Following last week’s grand announcement that Edmonton Police Service would be using Edmonton’s TPO Corps to engage the fentanyl battle, ATU issued a media interview on the topic. Since then, we asked for and got a meeting with Branch Manager David Jones to discuss the ramifications going forward. Here are the results: This initiative…
Add Your Voice
ADD YOUR VOICE They’re out there! In case you haven’t seen them the Core team are in our workplaces asking you to sign a petition and click a photo. What’s it all about? First, a brief negotiations update. We’ve met the City numerous times and have signed off a number of non-monetary items. The City…
A Further Update
At yesterday’s monthly membership meeting, following delivery of the ETS negotiations report, a motion came from the floor to authorize strike action against the city. That motion was seconded, roundly discussed and voted on. The result was practically unanimous to support the motion. So, what does it all mean? There are a number of required…
Negotiations Update
Today, ATU met again with the City of Edmonton to negotiate on our long overdue contract. Among other things, we discussed the Union’s proposal on a number of wage adjustments (including HETs), the conversion of CSOs to Transit Operators, and some specialized equipment premiums. The City did not agree (or disagree) with any of those…
Progress of Negotiations
Since our contract expired 13 months ago (Yes, more than a year ago!), we’ve had 11 days of bargaining. ATU has offered more than 60 dates. The City has taken only 11. We had to take them to the Labour Relations Board to get them to the table. The City has refused to negotiate on…