https://theprovince.com/news/bc-politics/mike-smyth-is-it-time-to-break-up-the-icbc-monopoly, https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/10/29/2116608/0/en/Fraser-Institute-News-Release-ICBC-monopoly-keeps-auto-insurance-rates-high.html, https://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/insurance/battle-rages-over-whether-private-or-public-auto-insurance-is-cheaper-1004173332/. By The Canadian Press on October 26, 2020. The cuts will come from contracting laundry, lab, housekeeping and food services, and the savings will be used to improve our health-care system. Tweet. The Alberta Union of Provincial … Alberta’s 2020 provincial budget redistributes wealth from workers, seniors and students to the province’s UCP-friendly elites. Nurses rally against potential health-care cuts, Members of the United Nurses of Alberta march outside the Foothills Hospital in Calgary on Thursday, February 13, 2020. Factor that in to see the average wage of the current employees is “($600,000,000,+$377,500,000)/11.000” $88,864. The Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary, Alta., is seen on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, amid a worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Our newsroom abides by the RTDNA Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and follows the Canadian Press Stylebook, AUPE members hit the picket line as part of a wildcat strike on Oct. 26, 2020. Postmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion and encourage all readers to share their views on our articles. 27 October 2020 Thousand of workers at hospitals and other health facilities across Alberta walked off the job early Monday to protest the plans … We need your help to keepmaking an impact. Guy Smith, president of the union, says in a news release that members are trying to defend jobs and protect the public health-care system. Members of the United Nurses of Alberta march outside the Foothills Hospital in Calgary on Thursday, February 13, 2020. On top of having their family members and dependants kicked off of their drug plans next month, Alberta’s seniors are in for a cut to drug benefits of $72 million. In a statement, Alberta Health Services says they are “doing all we can to address any interruptions to patient care caused by this illegal job action. Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro said the province plans to cut thousands of Alberta Health Services jobs in an effort to save hundreds of millions of dollars. Ask questions about Alberta’s health care insurance plan, send your completed forms, update your information or get a replacement card. Or will the highly trained and professionally qualified civil servants happily line up for jobs for a lower wage? It remains unclear whether a section of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees apparatus was involved in initiating the wildcat walkout, or the union merely swiftly offered its “support” after it erupted to prevent the action escaping its control. It publicly proclaimed it had no hand in organizing the walkout and abandoned the workers as soon as the labour relations board issued its ruling. Some one is is telling a grand story. Kenney is also axing 15% of all jobs in forestry and agriculture. 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4. That's not fair. Hmm? I have a partial solution to the deficit reduction: Scrap the “War Room,” thus saving a few million dollars or so annually. Their goal was to show support for publicly delivered health care and all the front-line workers. Share Alberta nurses are set to begin 2020 collective bargaining talks. Visit our Community Guidelines for more information and details on how to adjust your email settings. Toews calculates that tax cut will reduce government revenue by between $200 million and $300 million this year alone. And, again, the Kenney UCP are not, exploring other avenues of revenue and appear to have a glaring spending problem, i.e.the $30 million/year war room, the $4.7 billion corporate handout, the top wages for those closest to the Premier in the $190,000s to $200,000s/year, the iffy $1.something billion toward a pipeline that might not get built…… And then we have the pig-in-a-poke Transmountain pipeline. 800 jobs will be eliminated permanently. The UCP cut medical transportation benefits for people on income assistance. There was an error, please provide a valid email address. Some of the cuts are to come from further contracting out of laundry and lab services. The answer is that the private sector will pay a lower wage. Then cancel the Houston office where a civil servant/friend has a budget of at least $250,000, saving more money. “The recent announcement by Health Minister Tyler Shandro of 11,000 jobs being cut in the middle of a global deadly pandemic was the last straw for them.”. An accounting firm hired by the Alberta government says that Alberta will save $600 million a year by cutting 11,000 jobs from Alberta Health Services. The strike began when 175 workers, including general support staff, cleaners, porters, catering workers, and clerical workers—all of them working without a contract—refused to begin their 7 a.m. shift at the Royal Alexandra hospital in Edmonton. “Anger has been building among members for months,” Smith said. While gutting critical public services, UCP Premier Jason Kenney has funneled billions in handouts to the corporate elite. Nevertheless, the walkout expressed seething class anger in Alberta and across Canada over the ruling elite’s disastrous handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. “These are the backbone of health care, these are the people that make sure these rooms are ready for patients and clientele, these are the people that feed those residents and clientele. How do you save $600,000,000 by eliminating 11,000 jobs? EDMONTON - The union representing Alberta health-care staff who walked off the job Monday to protest recent cuts says its members will return to … Nor can workers prevail if they seek to wage their just struggle through the corporatist trade unions. The Canada Christian College listed alongside Deco Labels and Tags... Get the scoop on the entire week’s news sent directly to your email. — Duane Bratt (@DuaneBratt) February 28, 2020, Public sector workers take a $610 million dollar hit. The rally comes shortly after the release of an Alberta Health Services (AHS) review, conducted by Ernst & Young, identifying long-term strategies to help the province save upwards of $1.9 billion annually. Opposition Leader Rachel Notley attended the rally and called out Premier Jason Kenney for rolling back his campaign promise to increase health spending and maintain a universally accessible, publicly funded system. Patients will be contacted directly if their appointments are affected,” they explained. We ask you to keep your comments relevant and respectful. These are the people that actually keep this facility operating.”. A welcome email is on its way. Title of Article, Scott Moe’s Saskatchewan Party has received millions in out-of-province donations from companies based in Alberta. Removed the cap on insurance & electricity rates. After all, there has to be a profit margin and the catering to the corporate shareholders. (PHOTO BY LARRY WONG/POSTMEDIA) Notley said the United Conservative government’s proposal to privatize the work of 11,000 front-line workers in the middle of a pandemic will result in poorer quality care for Albertans. Cut drug coverage for thousands of seniors. The political struggle workers must wage pits them not only against Kenney, but the opposition NDP, whose four years of austerity when in government between 2015 and 2019 paved the way for the Conservatives to return to power, the federal Liberals, and the entire capitalist state apparatus. Inevitably that results on decreased services “as wealth increases, services increase, as wealth decreases, services decrease.” Hence the reason the Health Care system is under attack, Education System etc etc. Yes, again, it’s not about saving money, it’s about privatizing what surrounds health care, and always, in the end, ‘private’ is always, more expensive. Please see our corrections policy for more info. Anti-LGBTQ  hate crimes are rising at an alarming rate in British Columbia, according to newly released data from Statistics Canada. Their fight for decent-paying, secure jobs and well-funded health care represents a direct challenge to the ruling elite’s response to the pandemic, which has been based on lavishing hundreds of billions of dollars on the super-rich while imposing savage austerity on workers and public services. We will not tolerate illegal strike activity.”. Nurses rallied outside of a Calgary hospital on Thursday, sending a pre-Valentine’s Day message to the province to “not take the heart out of health care.”. In the current employees dreams. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Finance Minister Travis Toews gloated over the result. “Like all Albertans, our caucus believes patient safety must always be the top priority,” she said in a statement. Since that decision was made, the unions have done absolutely nothing to protect the wellbeing of teachers and students, dozens of whom are being infected with the potentially deadly virus on a daily basis. “It gives the impression that they are not serious to engage in meaningful dialogue and to have a conversation about what is needed for the parties to be successful,” he said. Bungling UCP is flailing around with the Public System. The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees says front-line hospital workers walked off the job Monday morning in locations across the province. While the striking workers are fighting to defend the essential public services that are critical to containing the pandemic and saving lives, the capitalist elite and their hirelings in government are determined to abolish all the social gains made by workers, and allow the virus to run rampant, sanctioning a policy of mass death. If you don't see it please check your junk folder. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the unions have deepened their collaboration with big business and the federal government by suppressing all working class opposition to dangerous working conditions and the reckless reopening of the economy and schools. Jim Wells/Postmedia, tap here to see other videos from our team. “Anger has been building among members for months,” said Smith. Minister Shandro says that no front-line staff will lose their jobs during the pandemic. Kenney has said Alberta spends 20 per cent more on health care per capita than other large provinces, yet has a younger population and some worse health outcomes. Alberta outsourcing health-care services, axing 11,000 jobs as part of multi-year plan to control spending ... 2020 • • 3 minute read. Baseless accusatory angry banter with zero facts – the usual socialist left wing MO. The government plans to outsource 9,700 of these positions to private contractors, who will pay even lower wages than the workers currently receive and provide them with virtually no rights or job security. She also knocked the premier for implementing his $4.7-billion corporate tax cut at the expense of important services such as health care. The UCP government has already laid off 20,000 education staff, including teaching assistants, school maintenance workers, cleaners, and clerical employees. We have already heard of cases where “contracted” workers have used the same cleaning cloth to wipe basins, counters and toilets! It also unilaterally imposed a new fee structure on doctors, forcing cutbacks to services and even the closure of many rural clinics that could no longer operate due to the 20 to 30 percent decline in revenue.

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