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Hyper-politicized : Shandro fires back at critics amid bed closures and labour unrest

Article content Following the closures of dozens of beds in mainly rural areas throughout Alberta due to staff shortages, reports that 18 patient-spaces have closed at Edmonton’s Royal Alexandra Hospital surfaced late Thursday. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Hyper-politicized : Shandro fires back at critics amid bed closures and labour unrest Back to video At the same time, nurses and health-care support workers are voicing anger after saying they’ve been asked by Alberta Health Services to accept wage cuts of three and four per cent, respectively. “Everyone knows Premier (Jason) Kenney and Health Minister Shandro have no respect for front-line health-care workers, even after everything they’ve done for us during the pandemic, and here we see AHS following their orders to add insult to injury,” said Susan Slade, vice-president of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, which represents support staff.

Union: AHS wants to slash health-care support staff wages by four per cent

Article content The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) said in a Thursday evening news release the cut would come into effect immediately after a new agreement is ratified, followed by a three-year wage freeze. AHS initially proposed a one-per-cent cut in February 2020 but talks were stalled amid the pandemic and resumed Thursday. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Union: AHS wants to slash health-care support staff wages by four per cent Back to video According to AUPE, these 11,000 workers employed in cleaning, environmental services, food services, laundry, labs, and other sites are some of the lowest-paid AHS employees and often work multiple jobs. AUPE vice-president Susan Slade called the cuts “indecent and obscene.”

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