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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.
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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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