AUPE - Alberta Union of Provincial Employees

06/20/2026

The government is artificially creating a demand for private services by dismantling public health care, weakening the system so patients in pain look for help elsewhere.

The government is choosing to weaken the public system to fuel for-profit operators

06/19/2026

Premier Danielle Smith knew what she wanted to do to public health workers two years ago. In this video posted on social media in 2024, she laid it all out in a public meeting. At the 3:07 mark in the video, when Smith was asked by an audience member when she would hold the people responsible for COVID safety measures to account, she replied:

“The premier lost his job. The health minister lost his job. The chief medical officer of health was fired. The board of AHS was fired. Half the executive of AHS was fired.“

She continued; “I’m taking public health away from Alberta Health Services and bringing it into the department. We’ve changed the process. They will not have the unilateral power to make these kinds of decisions. I think people who are at the helm of the decision making have had the consequences.”

There you have it. More than 400 Albertans’ lives are being turned upside down, their incomes and job security threatened by their own government, all for the crime of doing their jobs of protecting the public health.

06/19/2026

Lethbridge and area members, friends, and family, don't forget to join the AUPE Human Rights Committee for the annual Lethbridge Pride Parade tomorrow at 11 am!

Saturday, June 20
🏳️‍🌈Parade starts 11 am
Civic Centre 905–6 Ave. South, Lethbridge.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1034597258923013/

06/19/2026

Want to win a 7-piece cookware set valued at $500 while supporting fellow AUPE members? Now’s your chance!

AUPE’s Pay and Social Equity Committee wants to learn more about how the skyrocketing cost of living is impacting you.

Complete the survey and enter for your chance to win: https://survey.zohopublic.com/zs/GKC2t0

06/19/2026

REMINDER: Lethbridge area members, you’re invited to celebrate 50 years of AUPE!

Bring your immediate family and enjoy free admission to Fort Whoop-Up, a free BBQ, ice cream, and exciting giveaways.

Saturday, June 20
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Fort Whoop-Up (https://fort.galtmuseum.com)

06/19/2026

AUPE President Sandra Azocar and leaders of other health-care unions will be available to media at 11 a.m. today (Friday, June 19) at AUPE HQ in Edmonton. (UPDATE: Watch the recorded press conference here: https://youtu.be/z7QbXdtdVxs )

GOA approach to transfer of workers puts Albertans at risk

06/19/2026

Red Deer and area members, sign up for the “Basic Conflict Management” course happening July 21–22! Learn how to handle face-to-face conflict with confidence.

Register by June 23: https://aupe.geniussis.com/memberlogin.aspx

(Prerequisite: “Intro to Your Union”)

06/18/2026

AUPE President Sandra Azocar raised the alarm on Alberta Primetime about the Government of Alberta's decision to transfer essential public health inspectors under government control:

Health inspectors in Alberta, who previously operated at arm's leng...

06/18/2026

Edmonton and area members, are you ready? We want you! 👊 Have you completed all the course requirements and are ready to take “Foundations for Union Stewards”? Register today for the next session in Edmonton July 14–16!

Registration closes June 24: https://aupe.geniussis.com/memberlogin.aspx

06/18/2026

Thanks to their collective agreement, post-secondary workers who were laid off in Fairview have a bit of hope:

After job cuts, AUPE members from Northwestern Polytechnic’s Fairview campus look toward a brighter future.