The City’s Threat

About one o’clock this afternoon, October 19, 2021, ATU Main members received yet another message from the City. In their message, the City threatened you by saying that they could not “rule out a work stoppage.” That’s not technically true. They most certainly can rule out a work stoppage. ATU has given them a very…

Edmonton Voters Opt for a Shake-up

In a history making election last night, Edmonton voters chose to keep only 4 existing Councillors, to turf out 4 incumbents and to elect new Councillors into 4 empty wards. It means 8  of 12 Councillors will be women on Edmonton’s new Council. Our new Mayor is an immigrant of South Asian descent and a…

Municipal Election 2021

The municipal election is about the stuff that affects us every day – the roads we drive on, the parks we visit, the rec centers we work out in, the transit system that transports us, our libraries, fire, police – all this important work happens at the municipal level. The outcome of this election and the…

Election Polling Shows Sohi Ahead

“Today’s Edmonton Journal post of the Leger poll showed a solid lead for Amarjeet Sohi for Mayor, good news for ATU, as we have endorsed him and support him. 𝐁𝐔𝐓 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐬: 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐚𝐲. ATU commissioned a similar poll from Stratcom that shows a different result. Sohi…

Election Phoning

Members have asked questions about last Thursday’s volunteer election phoning and I want to answer. On Thursday, about 10 executives, stewards and others gathered to call members to talk about the candidates the Executive has endorsed and to encourage people to get out and vote. The response was great and most people were glad to…