Courtroom sheriffs, court clerks and reporters and social workers in Alberta are joining striking jail guards on the picket line this morning.
"We're hoping this is very short-lived," union spokesman Derrick Karbashewski said today. "We're looking for a voice, we want a voice at the table."
The widening strike will effectively shut down court proceedings in much of the province, which will be forced to adjourn cases if the work stoppage at several correctional facilities continues much longer.
Social workers in the province are also walking off the job in support of correctional officers, who say they share similar issues as the guards.
"We want to show our solidarity with (Edmonton Remand Centre) and their occupational health and safety issues," said AUPE local spokeswoman Shamanthi Cooray.
Social workers will join picket at jails across the province, she said.
The illegal strike began Friday afternoon when guards from Edmonton's new remand centre refused to report for duty citing concerns for personal safety in the facility.
The strike reached a stalemate over the weekend after a war of words between the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees and Deputy Premier Thomas Lukaszuk.
While the high-tech centre relies heavily on closed-circuit TV allowing inmates to make court appearances remotely, one inmate told CBC News the people backfilling the striking guards do not know how to use the equipment.
Can only do so much
The province is hoping to use police and RCMP to replace the sheriffs and transport inmates to and from the court.
"We believe that we will be able to ensure that the right prisoners, the right individuals, get delivered to the right courts across the province so that the justice system will continue to operate," said deputy solicitor general Tim Grant.
Calgary police Duty Insp. Rick Tuza said that while police are prepared to help out, there can only do so much.
"For us to effectively take over all of the security roles that the sheriffs are responsible for, I think would be a huge undertaking," he said. "We have a responsibility to police the city, and our security can only do so much."
While some guards reportedly returned to work in some parts of the province, most are refusing until the province sits down and talks about their demands.
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