Stand up! Fight back!” This was one of many chants that filled the air as thousands of public sector workers and their supporters gathered for the Rally for Respect at the Alberta legislature in Edmonton on Thursday, Oct. 24.
Among those gathered were members of the United Nurses of Alberta, Union of Health-Care Professionals, Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, CUPE Alberta and the Non-Academic Staff Association.
ATA president Jason Schilling was among the many speakers at the rally who called on the government to respect public sector workers by providing sufficient funding for employers to offer fair wages as collective bargaining unfolds throughout the public sector.
