11 workers have filed multiple complaints with the Alberta Labour Relations Board, alleging that Starbucks is trying to interfere in the unionization process.

Kim Siever is an independent journalist based in Lethbridge, Alberta. He writes daily news stories, focusing on municipal, provincial, and federal politics, specializing in investigative journalism and critical analysis from a leftist political lens. He also writes regular editorials on general politics and social issues.
11 workers have filed multiple complaints with the Alberta Labour Relations Board, alleging that Starbucks is trying to interfere in the unionization process.
One other community had lost ambulatory care, and a second lost urgent care centre services.
Two unions are trying to organize workers in the electricity and gas sectors in Alberta.
Full-time jobs make up a smaller percentage of total jobs than 3 years ago, and so full-time wages have dropped for 3 months.
In the 9th episode of the Alberta Worker Podcast’s first season, Kim Siever interviews Karla Carcamo, an Athabasca University psychology student. During the interview, Karla talks about being a first generation Canadian, working in marketing, and what it was like to be a stay-at-home parent during the pandemic. Follow Karla: Twitter: https://twitter.com/criavolver Follow The Alberta […]
This marks 7 locations that USW has either unionized or is trying to unionize in Alberta.
After over 2 years without a contract and many months of bargaining, auxiliary nursing care workers with Covenant Health have won wage increases until 2024, although they’re less than they hoped for.
After years of underfunding to Legal Aid Alberta, defence lawyers have voted in favour of walking off the job next week.
Since May 2019, the month after the UCP were elected, Alberta has lost nearly 14,000 payroll employees, the worst performance of any province.
Lethbridge’s crime severity dropped last year, compared to 2020, making 3 years in a row the city has seen decreasing crime rates.