Recent News and Discussions About Alberta Government Layoffs
Layoff and recall directive | Alberta.ca
https://www.alberta.ca/Layoff-and-recall-directive.aspx
This directive outlines the process of laying off and recalling opted out and excluded Alberta Public Service employees.
Opposition grills Alberta health minister on looming AHS …
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/opposition-grills-alberta-health-minister-on-looming-ahs-layoffs-at-committee-meeting-1.5942805
Mar 9, 2021 — Health Minister Tyler Shandro refused to say Tuesday how many layoffs will result from the UCP government’s decision to move forward with an …
Alberta cutting 930 jobs in social services, agriculture, wildfire …
Alberta cutting 930 jobs in social services, agriculture, wildfire management: AUPE
Oct 21, 2020 — More layoffs are on the way, with 930 Government of Alberta jobs on the line, according to the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees.
Alberta government announces “up to 930” job losses in …
Alberta government announces “up to 930” job losses in various ministries
Oct 21, 2020 — EDMONTON, AB – The Government of Alberta has confirmed that hundreds of positions within the provincial government will be abolished or …
Job cuts off table for now, job security extended – AUPE
https://www.aupe.org/news/news-and-updates/aupe-media-release-job-cuts-table-now-job-security-extended
EDMONTON – The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) and the Government of Alberta (GOA) have reached an agreement to protect the jobs of permanent …
Alberta plans to lay off 11K health service workers
https://www.hcamag.com/ca/news/general/alberta-plans-to-lay-off-11k-health-service-workers/236484
Oct 16, 2020 — Alberta is set to eliminate thousands of health service roles in a bid to save the government $600m a year. The layoffs won’t include …
AHS Plan to Cut Nursing Positions Decreases Alberta”s …
https://www.friendsofmedicare.org/ahs_plan_to_cut_nursing_positions_decreases_alberta_s_health_care_capacity
The Alberta government has pledged that the ‘workforce transformation’ will … of Health and Alberta Health Services to put a stop to the layoffs and to …
U of A lays off more than 60 custodial staff due to institutional …
https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/u-of-a-lays-off-more-than-60-custodial-staff-due-to-institutional-budget-cuts-1.5512586
Jul 16, 2021 — University of Alberta streamlining job cuts … The university has received $170 million in funding cuts by the UCP government since 2019.
Thousands of public jobs to be eliminated by 2023, Alberta …
https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/thousands-of-public-jobs-to-be-eliminated-by-2023-alberta-government-tells-unions-1.4708633
Nov 29, 2019 — An estimated 7000 public positions could be eliminated in Alberta over the next three years, the government told unions across the province …
UCP government announces massive health care layoffs at …
https://albertapolitics.ca/2020/10/ucp-government-announces-massive-health-care-layoffs-at-hastily-called-news-conference/
Oct 13, 2020 — Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro at this morning’s news conference (Photo: Screenshot of Government of Alberta video).
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