The Chief Administrative Officer at the Town of Coaldale has responded to accusations made by the head of its union.

Kalen Hastings was the target of attacks by Curtis Jackson, the Vice-President of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE), after the Town’s unionized workforce was locked out of their jobs on Saturday, Sept. 6.

You can learn more about the lockout from AUPE’s perspective and read Jackson’s comments in the article below.

Hastings has provided the following comments to LNN:

Responding to AUPE’s Accusations

1. “The Town has not been responding to AUPE’s requests to return to the table.”

The Town has been at the table repeatedly—six rounds of in-person bargaining, two full days of formal mediation, and three comprehensive offers. Every one of those offers containe

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