
‘Our workers are burned out’: AUPE pickets in Medicine Hat for government support for disability workers
Members of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees were raising awareness in Medicine Hat on Wednesday for what they call a staffing crisis for disability worker in the province.
An information picket to support workers in the family support for children with disabilities, and persons with developmental disabilities took place in front of the provincial building on Third Street Southeast in downtown Medicine Hat over the noon hour.
Approximately 50 AUPE workers and supporters rallied, with some coming from across the province.
Curtis Jackson, AUPE vice president assigned to the south region, said to the crowd they are tired of doing more with less.