Between 2020 and 2021, combined declared employment income, according to CRA tax statistics, increased by 0.51%, the smallest increase of all the provinces.
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AB saw lowest rise in total income in 2021
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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S3 E7 – Ruperetta Valentina
In the seventh episode of season 3 of the Alberta Worker Podcast, independent labour journalist Kim Siever interviews Ruperetta Valentina, a Lethbridge-based concierge. In this episode, we talk about Ruperetta’s life and labour history, including navigating being trans as a teenager, having autism, and the tension between the working class and owning class. Follow Ruperetta […]
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Steelworkers get 12% raise
The workers will also see improvements to vacation time, and boot and clothing allowances.
These workers, which include municipal workers and library workers, have been waiting for nearly two years for a new contract, which is still in mediation.
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Calgary library workers get 9.5% raise
That sounds impressive, but it won’t be enough to keep up with inflation during the life of the new contract, considering they were behind inflation in their last contract.
There’s been a net increase in teachers hired under the UCP, but that increase hasn’t kept up with population growth.
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Edmonton warehouse workers get 29% raise
They were set to get a 10% increase as soon as they ratified the contract, and that raise would be retroactive to the end of the last contract.
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Lethbridge bus drivers launch work action
And they did it without prior approval from their union.
These workers have now had wage freezes for 8 of the last 11 years.
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Fort Saskatchewan workers get 9.5% raise
This is comparable to what they got in their last contract, on an annual average basis.