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Under UCP, AB lost 170 FT university teachers

Most of the decrease occurred at University of Alberta, which accounted for 3 out of every 4 losses.

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Lloydminster boilermakers apply for union certification

The 15 workers are employed with LML Industrial Contractors.

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Opinion

Who is working class?

The phrase “working class” gets thrown around a lot, and some people seem to understand the phrase differently. Here’s what it actually means.

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Lethbridge care home workers to vote on 4% raise

Their previous contract expired 3 years ago.

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Central Alberta town without ER for 276 hours last month

10 other communities in Central, Northern, and Southern Alberta saw their ER closed. Another lost its ambulatory care.

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Leth. saw huge drop in drug responses last month

October 2023 saw EMS responding to less than half the number of drug responses the same time last year. This was the second time this year the numbers dropped below 30.

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Drayton Valley care home suspends union negotiator

The LPN sits on the bargaining team at her workplace and was suspended for 2-days without pay.

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Care home office staff to vote on 21% raise

These workers unionized in the summer of 2021, and this will be their first wage increase in “a very long time”.

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Alberta rail workers file for unionization

The employer isn’t too happy about it, however, and is trying to discourage the workers from unionizing.

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St. Albert transit workers get 9% raise

The 100 or so workers had been without a new contract since the end of 2022.