City of Edmonton Unit Negotiations Update 

Posted on 5/14/2021

The CSU 52 City of Edmonton Negotiations Committee would like to provide an update about changes to our bargaining preparation process, and introduce you to our committee members.

Negotiations Preparation

Over the next few weeks the bargaining team will be sending an email asking members to volunteer to be part of focus groups. The focus groups will replace the information sessions which were held during the last round of bargaining. The information we gather from the focus groups will help us to create the bargaining survey that we will send out to all of our members. Members who are selected for the focus groups will be invited to engage with the bargaining team and/or complete surveys.

Remote Work

Amanda Pickett and Amber Andersen, CSU 52 Labour Relations Officers, are participating on a Remote Work committee with Labour Relations representatives from the City of Edmonton. The purpose of the committee is to do research regarding remote work and draft language to be included in the Collective Agreement during this round of bargaining.

New CSU 52 Website

CSU 52 recently soft-launched our brand new website, which has a members-only sign in area. Members will be able to create a login to update their own contact details and be able to see information that will not be available to the general public. In the coming weeks all members will receive an email with instructions on how to create a login. To help us communicate with our members during collective bargaining, we ask all members to create their login and update their contact information, particularly their personal email address. Future bargaining updates will be posted in the members-only site.

Committee Members

Joe Childs, Chief Negotiator

Joe is CSU 52’s Director of Labour Relations. In addition to being the Union’s Chief Spokesperson for collective bargaining for all of our bargaining units, he also leads a team of Labour Relations Officers at CSU 52. Joe has been with the Union for 8 years.

Pierre Blanchette, City of Edmonton Unit Director

Pierre sits on CSU 52’s Board of Directors and also works as an Assessor in the Financial and Corporate Services Department. Pierre has sat on numerous CSU 52 bargaining committees over the years.

Tracy Foran, CSU 52 First Vice-President

Tracy has been a Shop Steward for 15 years, and is currently on the Board of Directors for CSU 52 and was on the bargaining committee in the last round of bargaining. Tracy is a Recruitment Assistant for Edmonton Transit which is a part of City Operations Department.

Jared Cutting, Committee Member

Jared works in the Business Analytics Section at Edmonton Police Service. Jared has been a Shop Steward for 12 years and was a negotiations team member during the last round of bargaining with the City.

Michelle Alexiu, Committee Member

Michelle works as a Project Lead/Business Analyst in the Urban Planning and Economy Department. Michelle is new to the collective bargaining process, but brings a fresh perspective to our committee, including new ideas to gather information from our members to prepare for bargaining.

Amanda Pickett, Labour Relations Officer

Amanda works with the Labour Relations team at CSU 52. In addition to working on members’ concerns and grievances, she has sat on many bargaining committees, including the last round of bargaining with the City. Amanda has worked for CSU 52 for 19 years.