That’s more than double what the company originally offered. The new contract, if ratified, will affect over 300 Alberta workers.
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WestJet strike leads to 26.25% raise
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That’s after getting 4 years of wage freezes.
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U of C researchers to get 7.5% wage increase
These workers received no increases in their previous contract and had been making less than $20 an hour.
That’s on top of 2 years of wage freezes in their previous contract, and their new contract actually expires this summer.
Some politicians see public sector workers as something to get rid off, not significant drivers of the economy.
Between May 2019 and May 2024, Alberta has been the only province to see an increase in the percentage of their workers working in part-time jobs.
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Shell workers apply for strike vote
These workers have experienced an almost 12% cut to real wages over the last 4 years, leading to wages “well-below industry standards”.
One school board plans to lay off nearly 100 teachers.
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S3 E1 – Norman Tran
In the first episode of season 3 of the Alberta Worker Podcast, independent labour journalist Kim Siever interviews Norman Tran, an Edmonton-based general insulation and drywall sub-contractor. In this episode, we talk about growing up first-generation Vietnamese-Canadian, working in the hospitality and construction industries, and discrimination and accessibility in the workplace. Follow The Alberta Worker: […]
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Rail company accused of unionbusting
It’s been only two months since workers at this company filed to unionize and already some of them are losing their jobs.