About 115 auxiliary nursing care workers at St. Thomas Health Centre in Edmonton became the newest members of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) following a worksite vote held on Feb. 24.
“We have the strength in numbers and the experience to help these workers address their concerns and to move toward a collective agreement that values them for the important work they do every day,” said Susan Slade, union vice-president.
The licensed practical nurses and health care aides employed at St. Thomas represent the first group of workers from Saint Elizabeth — a not-for-profit charitable organization that encompasses health care providers in various provinces — to join the union, said AUPE. Covenant Care owns the facility.
AUPE is Alberta’s largest union with more than 90,000 members province-wide. More than half work in public, private and not-for-profit health care.
