Why Alberta workers are abandoning retail
The Retail Council of Canada recently release a labour market study on Alberta’s retail sector, and there is some interesting information in there.
Edmonton care workers file for unionization
If successful, this would affect 70 workers based out of Edmonton.
Construction workers file for unionization
If successful, this would affect 40 workers in Southern Alberta.
Lethbridge hit record drug deaths in 2023
During the first 6 months of 2023, the Alberta government recorded 81 opioid-related deaths in Lethbridge. During all of 2022, there were 79, the previous high.
Calgary meat plant workers begin negotiations
Once a new collective agreement is negotiated and ratified, it’ll apply to over 300 workers.
Calgary rail workers file for unionization
If successful, this would affect 70 workers based out of Calgary.
RM Wood Buffalo workers get 9% raise
The workers had been waiting for almost 3 years for a new contract.
Nursing care workers approve 4.25% raise
Calgary nursing care workers employed by Carewest had been without a contract for over 3 years and their last raise was back in 2016.
Leth EMS drug responses reach record high since SCS closure
August 2023 marked 3 full years since the defunding of the Lethbridge supervised consumption site led to its closure. Responses by local EMS over the last year skyrocketed compared to previous years.
MD Pincher Creek workers get 12% raise
The workers had been waiting since last December for a new contract.
Fort McMurray aggregate workers get 5% wage increase
This comes to less than 2% per year on average, which is less than the rate of inflation. As well, pension contributions have changed, with the employer no longer providing more than the worker.
Oil & gas capital spending cut in half since 2014
At the end of 2014, capital expenditures in Canada’s oil and gas sector sat at nearly $21 billion. Today, it’s under $10.5 billion.
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