Alberta Health Services disciplined nearly 800 workers who participated in a one-day wildcat strike across the province in October, numbers from their union show. The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) says 771 workers are grieving letters of reprimand they received for participating in the illegal Oct. 26 walkout. AHS may have sanctioned more workers who have chosen not to file grievances, AUPE said. (CBC News)Breadth of punishments 'astounding,' labour expert saysLabour scholars were taken aback by AHS penalizing hundreds of workers allegedly involved in the protest. Before the walkout, AHS had warned staff no one would be granted amnesty for any illegal job action, Williamson said.

Source: CBC News February 23, 2021 13:52 UTC