as a government of Alberta land-management specialist based in Red Deer and was a member of AUPE Local 005, which represents the Alberta government's natural resources employees. He had joined AUPE in 1989, when he began working for the Government. Prior to his election as president, he served as Local 005's representative on the union's Provincial Executive. 2007 Change the Law Campaign In 2007, under Knight's leadership, AUPE formally launched a major campaign to change Alberta's labour laws. AUPE argued that the province's current labour laws – as they affected private-sector employees, public employees and employees not represented by unions – were out-of-date, unfair and inconsistent with international accords on the rights of working people, including declarations signed by the government of Canada. AUPE asked Alberta residents to sign letters to their Members of the Legislative Assembly stating that they wanted the Legislature to pass new laws that would guarantee the rights of all working people to fair and full collective bargaining. The campaign called for five significant changes to the province's labour laws: A single, consistent labour law for all unionized employees in the province, including public sector employees. Full and fair bargaining rights for all public employees, including the right to strike as guaranteed by international declarations on the rights of working people. First-contract binding arbitration to help newly unionized workplaces get a first collective agreement. Automatic union certification when more than half the employees in a workplace have signed a union card. A ban on the use of strikebreakers during labour disputes. The campaign came at a time of major activity in the Alberta economy that led to similar calls for reform from other unions and labour organizations. As a result, AUPE received broad support for its campaign objectives from other groups, including some that have disagreed with AUPE on other issues. 2013 Wildcat Strike On Friday April 26, 2013, Correctional Peace Officers across Alberta walked off the job or actively refused to enter Correctional Centers in solidarity to the wildcat strike started at the Edmonton Remand Centre. The initial event that started the strike is cited by the AUPE as the indefinite suspension of two union members after they voiced concerns over health and safety issues at the Edmonton Remand Centre. However, emails to the site's Executive Director which contained crude and disrespectful comments were the driving force for the union members' suspension. The centre had