54th AFL Constitutional Convention in Edmonton
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Release Date: 05/01/2025
March 2025 - Update.
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Sorry for the delay in the latest episode. I had to hold off due to some changing information, and a concern about messaging.
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Elections: Robin, Josh. CUPE AB, CLC, MCC.
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I want to speak about the MCC and I was told to hold off while we craft a message. CUPE AB and CLC are having conferences. Looking forward to attending if I can. Congrats to Robin, and Josh who were the only elected by ballot officers. The rest were acclaimed.
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Health Care State of Emergency - CUPE AB
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For information on the state of AB healthcare I would direct you to the Breakdown AB on youtube. If you want to sign the petition. Go to to sign the petition. This is a CUPE AB initiative. Help them out!
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Elections - Watch for Posters
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Two elections. Big and Small. Treasurer is up. Two people running. Robin Orsulak and Brad Wilson. Robin is the incumbent and Brad is a current exec at large. Trustee has two Jaimie Domstad and Josh Dyck.
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Season 9. Thanks for listening. More to come.
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Going to spool up the podcast for season 9. 25 years with the City. This is going to be a fun year. Bargaining is coming.
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What is going on with the UCP? Separate question. What is going on with Recalls?
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My take on the Alberta politics. Wow.
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The spectacular uniform.
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Lets talk about the uniform clauses.
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December 2025 No Quorum. :(
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We will have elections starting in the new year. If you have your meetings in you will be eligible. With the upcoming meeting being a bargaining year, it will be a big election I am sure of it.
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Come to the Open House
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Dec 5, 2025. 4pm - 8pm. Should be a great time. Online meetnigs are still not on the table. Not sure it will happen in 2026. Call the hall and let them know you want online meetings.
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HSA Claim using Health and Dental Premiums. Update.
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Go to if you are interested in seeing the video that matches with this episode. Claiming your HSA is easy and many don't know how to even do it. With the welness account coming figuring out how much you want to place in either account is important in maximizing your benefits with the employer. It has been a while since the last video on this. Many have picked up how to do this and I am very happy to see people getting what they can out of their benefits. The app doesn't work just yet, but the website is checked and verified. Search HSA H&DP WA 2025 on youtube to find the video.
info_outlineHere is my report on the Convention, the election, and Chris Smalls. For Reference, Cori Longo ran without a rival, and Gil McGown beat Gregg Mady 60/40 split. I also speak about Chris Smalls and I included an echo track of his talk. Chris spoke to us about Amazon and the Labour Union he helped co-found. Whatever you think of him, it was important, and I think worth publicizing. I tried to increase the audio. Apologies but I do think it was worth playing. I sped up the entire episode (a tiny bit) if your wondering.