File photo shows nurses and supporters rallying in front of the Royal Alexandra hospital as nurses hold a Day of Action information picket in Edmonton, on Aug. 11, 2021. The Canadian Press/Jason Franson
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The union representing about 16,000 Alberta hospital workers, including licensed practical nurses and health care aides, says its members will go on strike this weekend.
“Mediation was not successful. We did not reach a tentative agreement nor receive recommendations from our mediator,” the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) said in a Nov. 19 post on its website.
Chandra Philip is a news reporter with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times.
