YMCA accused of unionbusting
They terminated the employment of someone who had been trying to unionize their fellow workers.
Concrete plant workers get new contract
It includes increases in wages, health and wellness, and pension.
Lethbridge nurses get new contract after 4.5-year wait
After 5 years of wage freezes, they finally got raises.
72 AB doctors retired or left Alberta last quarter
And that is just those who are registered. Some of them may not have even been practicing still.
AB’s hospital bed per capita rate plummeted since 2009
It has fallen so much, that we would need over 1,800 more acute care beds to get caught up to where we were 16 years ago. No wonder our health system is a mess.
AHS shut down ERs for 11 AB hospitals in Dec 2025
One of these emergency departments had no in-person physicians for over 500 hours.
NorQuest College workers ratify new contract
The new collective agreement includes improvements to wages, health spending account, and vacations.
Power engineers ratify first collective agreement
It took them about a year after unionizing to get their first contract.
ATB workers to vote on proposed 12% raise
Since 2016, these workers have received 5 years of wage freezes, putting them 21 percentage points behind inflation.
Road workers to vote on new collective agreement
The agreement has increases to wages, health benefits, boot allowance, as well as phone, meal, and tool allowances. It also introduces new pay premiums.
UCP govt took out $7.2 billion in term debt in 2025
Last year, Alberta hit a new milestone: the majority of term debt that the province currently holds has been issued under the UCP.
Edmonton video game testers ratify first contract
The collective agreement includes wage increases, various leaves of absence, and health benefits.
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