Proper noun
AUPE (uncountable)
(Canada) Initialism of Alberta Union of Provincial Employees.
According to AUPE, the government wants to move a range of jobs into a lower-paying classification, reduce the flexible spending account and cut some overtime pay. Source: Internet
As a college faculty member with over 20yrs at a Alberta Post Secondary Institute, I have seen the steady erosion of jobs held by AUPE members. Source: Internet
AUPE said the government proposal eliminates job security provisions and makes it easier for the government to move work done by the public sector to private contractors. Source: Internet
“For Minister Shandro to make this announcement and then one month later have no follow through to ensure some of our health care workforce are actually receiving the promised raise is disappointing to say the least,” said AUPE Vice-President Susan Slade. Source: Internet
AUPE chair Todd Ross says the province has hoodwinked corrections guards by promising amnesty publicly and threatening action once behind closed doors. Source: Internet
The AUPE worries Alberta's Critical Infrastructure Defence Act which bans such protests goes too far. Source: Internet