“Collective bargaining is not a game. Workers` rights to collective bargaining are not only protected by the Alberta Employment Standards Code (ESSA) but, as we now know, by the Constitution. Systems to undermine these rights are contrary to the principles and objectives of the code and cannot be tolerated. “HSAA finds that DynaLife does not meet the most basic tariffs of hundreds of employees. HSAA is therefore looking for a number of remedies reserved for the most egregious violations of the code. Community social services and private sector employees are subject to three separate agreements: the Public Seage Arbitration Deferral Act (Bill 9), which was in law on June 20, 2019, and deferred consultations on wage arbitration for Alberta`s 180,000 public service employees, represented by unions in 24 collective agreements. ,[6] , until August, when Janice MacKinnon`s “Report and Recommendations” by Janice MacKinnon: Blue Ribbon Panel on Alberta`s Finances was tabled. [7] [8] “At the beginning of collective bargaining, DynaLife made proposals to reject it. Their proposals were aimed at removing the existing collective agreement from the most fundamental features found in almost every collective agreement in our province,” said Mr. Johnston. All HSA members in the public health sector are covered by one of three main collective agreements: “DynaLife does not respect the most fundamental rights of collective agreements of hundreds of workers.” The HSAA was hoping for significant progress when the parties returned to the negotiating table following a recent recommendation from the province`s mediation services. In February 2020, an independent public sector arbitrator ruled for the provincial government and against the HSAA with a “zero percent pay increase” for HSAA employees.

[2] In his February 6 statement, Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews stated that the UCP provincial government prioritized “the provision of services through salary increases for public service employees.” [2] In February 2020, consultant Ernst and Young presented his contract to Premier Kenney, in which they recommended “providing operations, hospital food, budget management, laundry, security, laboratory testing.” [4] The HSAA warned that “the granting of an operation, a hospital food service, budget management, laundry, security, laboratory testing and more will result in greater results in the state coffers.” [4] [Notes 1] The HSAA stated that “the privatization of laboratory services in Alberta could involve 850 full-time jobs.” [5] “On two separate occasions, LA HSAA asked DynaLife to address the issue of the salaries of the former Dynalife North group of workers who did not receive a wage increase for 2008.