AB full-time wages drop to 4th place in Sep 2026
This is the first time in over 3 years they have been below third place.
Calgary care home offers 11.5% raise
Wages for these workers over the last decade have fallen 16 percentage points behind inflation and some workers are making only $16 an hour.
Calahoo waste workers file for unionization
If successful, it will affect about a dozen workers employed by Environmental 360 Solutions Ltd.
Good Samaritan workers ask for 12% raise
They ended up with a loss in real wages of over 21% at the end of their last contract, which expired over 2 years ago.
Camrose care home offers workers 12% raise
It still is less than what similar workers got employed by AHS.
Utility workers get 9% raise in new contract
Unfortunately, it is not enough to make up for below-inflation increases in the previous contract.
Calgary care workers ask for 9% raise in new contract
Unfortunately, their wages have fallen 15% behind inflation since 2019.
Lethbridge potato workers asking for 30% raise
This is more than double what they got in their last collective agreement.
Calgary Meals on Wheels workers file for unionization
If successful, it would affect about a dozen and a half kitchen and assembly workers.
Oil sands workers get 6% raise in new contract
But it comes on the heels of 3 years of wage freezes and a 13% wage reduction.
Edmonton factory workers get 9% raise in new contract
For some workers, this will be their first raise since unionizing in 2019.
Care workers file bad faith bargaining complaint
These workers have not seen a raise in nearly 5 years, and their employer refuses to come to the bargaining table.
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