RestOfCanada: #doctorShortage
Alberta: #fuckEm
Literally just a reorganization, if you bother reading the article. “departments of capital planning, system planning, continuing care and procurement” positions under AHS moved under a different government branch
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The Alberta government announced its intention late last year to hive off health-care provision into four key organizations, and reduce AHS to the role of a hospital care provider.
The press secretary to Health Minister Adriana LaGrange said most of them have taken the offers and have begun their Government of Alberta jobs.
"What we have been seeing is memos sent to front-line workers telling them that they have a couple of weeks to make a decision whether or not to stay with the government or take the layoff and recall.
According to Azocar, the union is aware so far of 39 affected members, most of them general support staff working in administrative roles.
A former AHS executive is worried the upheaval is leading to more anxiety among health-care staff at a time when the health system is already under intense pressure.
The transition, she said, amounts to pay cuts for AUPE members, due in part to shorter work days within the Alberta government.
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