Thread by @CupeAB

#CUPE Alberta President Rory Gill addresses convention. Watch this feed for highlights. #ableg #ablabour #abpoli

Gill: The theme of this year’s virtual convention is ‘Resilience, Solidarity and Power’ and I think that’s very appropriate. Now in #CUPE we always strive for clear language so when I hear those words I think “Never stop fighting, stick together, and win.” #abpoli #ablabour

Gill: The more adversity we’ve faced, the stronger we’ve become, together and it's together that we will keep getting stronger and overcome the challenges of these times, no matter how daunting and tough they may be. #CUPE

In #CUPE when we say we honour front line workers, we mean it and we follow through by fighting for decent pay, safe working conditions, good benefits and fair and secure retirement. #ableg #ablabour #abpoli

Jason Kenney’s latest budget with its cuts to education, health care, crime prevention, post-secondary, municipal services, and almost every other service the government provides, truly is an unforgivable insult to all who have given so much. #ableg #abpoli

In the middle of the worst recession in generations and a once in a hundred-year pandemic you don’t mouth ridiculous platitudes about tightening belts and protecting future generations; you take care of people now and protect the generations that are here right now. #ableg

Kenney's austerity is not about balancing the books. It's the cost of corporate tax cuts, bad investments, and poor government. #ableg #abpoli

What are we doing about it? We are fighting back. #CUPE

Gill: We have to keep educating Albertans about the damage Jason Kenney is doing to our province, and we have to activate people to work hard to throw this dangerous, radical government out of office. #CUPE #ableg #abpoli

Kenney's plan to muzzle unions isn't working, it's backfiring. Jason Kenney’s going to regret Bill 32 as we speak with every single #CUPE member in Alberta about the damage it’s doing. #abpoli #ablabour #ableg

CUPE Alberta has never been stronger. #CUPE Alberta has never been more united. CUPE Alberta will see COVID end sometime this year. CUPE Alberta will celebrate Jason Kenney's defeat in 2023. Thank you for all you are doing.