After a day of mediation, ATU’s Red Deer Negotiating Team reached a tentative agreement with the City of Red Deer. It’s a 2-year deal for 2021 and 2022 and does not contain a general wage increase. However, the Union was successful in negotiating language that will contain the drifting off of full time jobs to…
Winter Family Social
This is a family event for Union Members & their immediate family only. Pickup tickets at the Waterpark Entrance. Limit of 5 tickets. You may be asked to demonstrate family members on you Blue Cross Card.
City Peace Officers Swamped
CITY PEACE OFFICER CORPS SWAMPED SPARKING CRIME WAVE ON TRANSIT Edmonton unions say the scaling back of LRT patrols by Edmonton police force, coupled with heavy COVID absences, is sparking a crime wave on the city’s transit system. The unions are raising the alarm about the City’s ability to provide safety and security…
Year in Review, Year Ahead
As 2021 comes to a close, so too, does year 2 of the COVID-19 era near its end. Who among us thought this would drag out for 2 full years with still no end in sight? Yet, here it is with all of its challenges. Let’s keep up the fight to protect each other and…
Red Deer Negotiation Update
Last Sunday, the Negotiating Team met with members of the Red Deer bargaining Unit. It was their negotiations update. And, regrettably, the message was no better there than it is in Edmonton. Negotiations there are at an impasse, too. In response to a vote of the membership, we today filed an application for mediation. And that…