It was a chilly afternoon for rallying, but that didn’t stop around 30 members of various provincial unions from gathering outside the QEII Hospital to express their frustration over pension cuts.
The demonstrators saw quite a bit of reaction from passing drivers.
Laurie Quinton with Alberta Union of Provincial Employees says their plight is one that many people can relate to.
“This affects many people that are not out here, it affects also retirees, it affects our children, everything. I think there are other people that do get pensions that can relate to this, and they wouldn’t want to see that happen to their pension either.”
Quinton says she hopes union members don’t see Premier Redford’s resignation as a sign that the fight is any closer to being over.
“We do still need to continue to fight because it is the conservative government that is bringing this down and we need to make sure that they know we’re not happy with it.”
Lunchtime rallies were held in nearly a dozen cities across the province this afternoon, including Edmonton, Peace River, Hinton, and Fort McMurray.