For the first time in months, Alberta no longer has the 5th highest unemployment rate in the country.
Author: Kim Siever
Kim Siever is an independent queer journalist based in Lethbridge, Alberta. He writes daily news articles, focusing on politics and labour.
One community saw its ER closed 11 times last month for a combined 242 hours.
Since June 2018, Alberta’s payroll employees have increased slower than the general population has. In fact, it was so slow, only two other provinces were slower.
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Concrete mixer drivers file for unionization
If successful, this would affect 6 workers based out of Medicine Hat.
Recent Statistics Canada data found that Canadian workers with disabilities were paid less and given fewer hours when compared to their able-bodies coworkers.
Unionized workers employed by the Good Samaritan Society have been without a new contract for over 6 years. The mediator came back with recommendations that are better than nothing, but workers still can’t keep up with inflation.
While looking for new work, 68% of the survey respondents discovered that they’re being underpaid in their current roles.
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Wildfires driving down oil & gas profits
Wildfires in Western Canada during the first half of the year reduced oil production capacity in those provinces, which ate at profits within the industry.
Several cities around the province are holding events to celebrate workers.
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AB heavy haul drivers win 11% wage increase
These new raises mean none of the workers under this contract will be making less than $20 an hour and 4 classifications of workers will be making over $40 an hour by 2026.