Alberta

AUPE says talks with its employer, Alberta Health Services and the four organizations that replaced the former provincial health authority, broke down in April. Bargaining between the sides are set to resume Thursday for mediation.

The 16,000 members, who are mostly licensed practical nurses and health care aides, could serve strike notice as early as Nov. 17.

I'll have the full news conference below by Youtube link. I wanted to emphasize what the President of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees said in the middle of that conference - and I'll paraphrase - that AHS is busted up, the leadership is headless, and no one knows who's in charge.

This isn't just unsafe for the staff, it's completely unsafe and unsound for Albertans.

https://youtu.be/N1Bf_J-wtdA