Update on ATU 569 Negotiations

Memorandums for our Sister Locals Most of you will know by now that our Sister Local CSU 52 has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the City which they will take to their members for a ratification vote. About 2 weeks ago, IBEW ratified a Memorandum. And a month before that CUPE Local 30 ratified…

Strike Ready

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…