The 20 Alsco workers won their unionization vote earlier this year, and they were bargaining for their first 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.
Alberta is spending hundreds of millions of dollars less on income support than originally budgeted. And that all changed with the pandemic.
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S1 E7: Reio Lance
In the 7th episode of the Alberta Worker Podcast’s first season, Kim Siever interviews Reio Lance, who plans to run as an independent in the next federal election. During the interview, Reio talks about his Indigenous background, working in retail, and being a graduate student. Follow Reio: Twitter: https://twitter.com/QueerNativeYYC
Between 2015 and 2020, Alberta was one of only two provinces that saw both total income and after-tax income decrease for their average households.
Over the last 7 years, the average weekly wage in Alberta has increased at half the rate as inflation.
The Construction and General Workers’ Union is trying to help 7 arena workers in Fort McMurray to unionize.
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Part-time jobs rising under UCP
Full-time jobs over the last 3 years haven’t kept up with population growth. Part-time jobs, however, have increased twice as fast.
2022 had the 6th worst year-over-year performance of any quarter over the last 7 years.
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S1 E6: Meghan Prevost
In the 6th episode of the Alberta Worker Podcast’s first season, Kim Siever interviews Meghan Prevost, a communications advisor with the University of Calgary. During the interview, Meghan talks about growing up in Ottawa, going to university in Australia, and settling into Calgary. Follow Meghan: Twitter: https://twitter.com/nut_meggy
Between 2010 and 2019, the number of immigrants working in low-skilled jobs in Canada has increased.