A 2023 report, which recommends LPNs’ scope be expanded without increased compensation, points to how LPNS have long been seen as “cheap labour.”
The UCP is pushing the constitutional envelope with its use of the Notwithstanding Clause
The Alberta Energy Regulator “has black marks all over it for being one sided to development companies like oil and gas and coal,” says Bill Trafford.
Never one to shy away from holding the government’s feet to the fire, author and biologist Lorne Fitch is a tireless defender of the wild places and the critters that still make Alberta special
“If there is one bright spot in the event of a strike, it’s that it will help bring awareness to who we are and what we do, and just how badly we are exploited by our employer and government,” said one LPN
If you’re in the mining business, all you have to do is ask
“We have terrible one-sided dealings with energy companies but if they decide to drill on our land we have no real way of keeping them out,” one farmer said of the situation.
However organizers say that their frustration with their elected representatives is not limited to the use of the clause.
“I realize we live in a world where everyone is struggling in their day to day life but why are healthcare workers, who everyone relies so heavily on, being demonized?” said one LPN.
