AUPE Local 52 - University of Calgary

Also, send a message to university leaders and Alberta Minister of Labour here.
https://www.aupe.org/news/news-and-updates/vulnerable-workers-under-attack-university-calgary

You Make a Difference Awards - Nominations open until April 7th

U Make a Difference Awards Nomination period is open from March 15 until April 7, 2021

Show your support for Alberta's post-secondary education sector! Request your lawn sign today!
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Nominations for 2021 Rolyn Sumlak Award Now Open Occupational Health and Safety Committee encourages AUPE members to nominate members who demonstrate outstanding dedication and contributions to OH&S.

Join our Telephone Town Hall
Thursday February 11
7pm – 9pm.

** Visit the MyAUPE portal to ensure your contact information is up to date, especially your cell and non-UofC email info https://www.aupe.org/user/register . You will also be prompted to sign your grey card while you are in there if you haven’t already.

If you are registering for the first time, you will need your AUPE number and Postal Code

If you don’t know your AUPE number, please call 1-800-232-7284 and they will provide it.

Updating your information/ensuring it is correct TODAY will help ensure you receive the call to listen and participate in the Telephone Town Hall as well as receive critical information from AUPE, some of which should not be shared on the UofC email system.

The Telephone Town Hall will be your chance to ask our Chair and VP Bobby-Joe Borody questions on anything… including Pensions Changes, Post-Secondary Issues, The PIA Campaign, perspectives on the UofC Growth through Focus, UofC Budget expectations, and of course an update coming out of the bargaining sessions.

Do you have 2 minutes?
Please complete and share this 10 question survey.
Open to the staff, students, academics and the public.
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Stop Post-Secondary Cuts!
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The OHS Act is under review by the Alberta Government. Albertans can share feedback on OHS legislation to ensure it meets the needs of workers and employers by August 12, 2020

Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act review Albertans can share feedback on OHS legislation to ensure it meets the needs of workers and employers by August 12, 2020

Masks 101 Webinar Register for one of AUPE's Masks 101 webinars here!

UCalgary's own: Jennifer Koshan, Lisa Silver and Jonette Watson Hamilton.

"The following examples illustrate the types of activity that appear to contravene Bill 1:

- Holding a vigil for Regis Korchinski-Paquet in Olympic Plaza square in downtown Calgary – in conjunction with Black Lives Matters protests across the country, and the vigil spills onto Stephen Avenue Mall, where bicycles are permitted.

- Indigenous persons and their allies protesting against construction of a pipeline on-site in Alberta.

- Workers rallying in a parking lot outside a meat packing plant to bring attention to the gendered and racialized impact of the Alberta government’s response to COVID-19.

- Persons with disabilities and their allies protesting cuts to AISH on the sidewalk adjacent to the High Level Bridge in Edmonton.

- LGBTQ2S+ groups holding a sit-in under a flagpole on the grounds of the Alberta Legislature after the Pride flag is taken down only one day into Pride month.

These are all examples of protests against government or corporate interests, primarily by marginalized “others” without access to legislative or corporate halls of power. Under Bill 1, these peaceful protesters could be subject to immediate arrest by the police, increasing the potential for further conflict between law enforcement and members of the public."

https://ablawg.ca/2020/06/09/protests-matter-a-charter-critique-of-albertas-bill-1/

https://globalnews.ca/news/7057126/calgary-law-professors-alberta-critical-infrastructure-bill-unconstitutional/?fbclid=IwAR10UsisvNBRwmafPXOTamEmpsZzjBwrzEWZtu6YhBBbtE0ANAccUQaLjSE-

University of Calgary law professors call critical infrastructure bill unconstitutional Bill 1 passed third reading at the end of May and is awaiting royal assent to be signed into Alberta law.