Monday, April 06, 2020

RESIST KENNEY'S CUTS

We are weeks into the global health pandemic caused by COVID-19 and our lives, workplaces and how we function continues to change. As we watch how the crisis is impacting our communities, we are monitoring responses from different levels of government, workplaces and approaches from different jurisdictions. The AFL wants to continue to share some of this work we are doing with you and keep you informed about how the crisis is being handled.

Please join AFL President, Gil McGowan, for a Facebook Live session next Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. MST. He will discuss the impact of the UCP's austerity policies during a crisis and ask the question: Is enough being done to protect the health of people still working during the pandemic?

Email your MLA

Jason Kenney fired 25,000 workers last weekend. Laying people off during a global pandemic is heartless, reckless and cruel. We can't let it happen.

Please add your voice by emailing your MLA using our email tool here.

TELL THE UCP: STOP FIRING WORKERS

Kenney just fired 25,000 education workers

Just two weeks ago, Adriana LaGrange, Minister of Education for the Kenney government, said:

“My department and I will work with school authorities throughout this process, and school authorities will receive their full allotment of funding for the 2019-2020 school year.”

They lied.

Now, 25,000 education assistants, bus drivers, administrators, substitute teachers, and custodial workers have been thrown out of work by this government at a time when families are struggling to make ends meet because of COVID-19.

This is on top of lay-offs in the provincial government, at post-secondary institutions, and by our municipal governments due to Kenney’s budget cuts.

Laying people off during a global pandemic is heartless, reckless, and cruel. We can’t let it happen.

Email your MLA to demand they stop firing workers.