Alberta cutting 930 jobs in social services, agriculture, wildfire management: AUPE
More layoffs are on the way, with 930 Government of Alberta jobs on the line, according to the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees.
The cuts could impact up to 546 positions in Community and Social Services and 247 in Agriculture and Forestry, according to a disclosure letter sent to the AUPE.
The letter said the changes could impact up to 930 positions before the end of the current 2020-21 fiscal year. It also said attrition, ending term employment or re-deploying people to other roles would be used as much as possible to reduce the impact on employees.
The union, which represents more than 90,000 workers, said its negotiations team received the information in a disclosure letter while bargaining a new collective agreement with the provincial government. Bargaining dates are set for Nov. 5, 12 and 13, the AUPE said. [Read more]