This Agreement made the 17th day of May, 2011

BETWEEN:

THE CROWN IN RIGHT OF ALBERTA
(hereafter referred to as the Employer)
 

OF THE FIRST PART

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THE ALBERTA UNION OF PROVINCIAL EMPLOYEES
(hereafter referred to as the Union)
 

OF THE SECOND PART

- and -

WHEREAS, the Union has the sole right to negotiate and conclude a Collective Agreement on behalf of the Employees of the Crown pursuant to the Public Service Employee Relations Act; and

WHEREAS, the Parties are mutually desirous of entering into a Collective Agreement, consisting of a Master and Subsidiary Agreements, with the intent and purpose to promote a harmonious relationship between the Employees and the Employer, and to set forth in this Collective Agreement rates of pay, hours of work and conditions of employment.

NOW THEREFORE, the Parties hereto mutually agree as follows: