"One of the rationale provided by the government [to] cancel the program was that they were hoping to revitalize the downtown core in various locations across the province and having members return to work would be the magic sauce,"
"If [the government] feels that this return to work is automatically going to fix the problems in our downtown cores, you would be mistaken. In a show of solidarity, we will endeavour to ensure that we bring our lunch from home and [send a message] it would taste better if it was hybrid."
"Hybrid work tastes better."
"As of August, 2025, nearly 12,600 APS employees, or approximately 44 per cent of the work force, participated in hybrid arrangements,"
Approximately 9,000 unionized provincial employees in Alberta will return to full-time, in-office work this weekend following the provincial cancellation of the hybrid work policy. Workers plan a brown-bag protest by placing lunches on desks with a note reading "Hybrid work tastes better" to symbolize pushback. The policy had permitted two of five days at home beginning in early 2022 to reduce COVID-19 spread. The government cancelled the program citing downtown revitalization and ordered full-time returns after an October announcement. Nearly 12,600 APS employees, about 44% of the workforce, participated in hybrid arrangements as of August 2025. Concerns include negotiating practices, office space shortages, and mental health impacts; managers and non-union employees are also returning.
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