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CUPE Alberta raises alarm at Provincial Government’s latest Municipal takeover attempt

EDMONTON, AB--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bill 28, the Municipal Affairs and Housing Statutes Amendment Act, is the newest attempt by the UCP to control municipalities and the public services Albertans rely on.

“For a provincial government whose favourite gripe with the federal government is about ‘overreach,’ they sure do love taking control away from municipalities,” said Raj Uppal, CUPE Alberta President.

Bill 28 allows the UCP government to compel “a municipality to transfer ownership or control of a municipal public utility to a public utility entity.”

“We know that privatization always comes hand in hand with higher costs, less oversight, and with outsourcing concerns for workers,” Uppal continued.

“In an environment where we're seeing a troubling trend of privatization of utilities, the government paving the way to taking control and oversight away from democratically elected municipal officials raises a major concern for all municipal workers, elected officials, and residents.”

“Maybe Danielle Smith should take her own advice and ‘stay in her lane.’”

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Erin Rolfson, CUPE Communications Representative
587-982-0418
erolfson@cupe.ca

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Erin Rolfson, CUPE Communications Representative
587-982-0418
erolfson@cupe.ca

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