They had to go on strike to get their last collective agreement.
Author: Kim Siever
Kim Siever is an independent queer journalist based in Lethbridge, Alberta, and writes daily news articles, focusing on politics and labour.
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Dairy workers ask for 20% raise
These dozen or so WD Processing workers unionized earlier this year.
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Paramedics get 12% raise in new contract
The workers are employed with Prairie EMS and will also receive improvements in shift premiums, health benefits, and RRSP contributions.
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Red Lobster workers want $22.30 minimum wage
Some workers have been stuck at $15 an hour since they got their first contract in 2021.
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Red Deer care home workers propose 10% raise
And that is just the second year of the new contract. They want additional increases retroactive to this past May, when the previous contract expired.
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Edmonton care workers move to mediation
These workers unionized last year, so they are trying to negotiate their first collective agreement.
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Edmonton care home proposes wage freezes
When you factor in wage increases over the last two contracts plus inflation during that time and leading up to this past summer, wages for these workers are 21% behind inflation.
The certificates include art instructors, group home workers, landfill workers, and electrical workers.
These workers have not received a wage increase in 2.5 years.