Government workers, bracing for promised cuts to Alberta's public sector, will keep their jobs during the current COVID-19 pandemic, says the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees. Under Budget 2020, the province said it planned to save $610 million in public sector compensation in 2020-21 through staff reductions and by "simplifying delivery methods." The plan would cut the size of the public sector by about two per cent over four years. Given the ongoing economic turmoil, the AUPE was concerned the province would revert to its previous budget plans and deepen its cuts to the public sector. Budget 2019, which expected tough cuts in the face of oil-price woes, planned to cut the public sector by 7.7 per cent over four years.

Source: CBC News April 01, 2020 20:37 UTC