Patient safety and care reports have increased 580% over the same period in 2025.
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Cold Lake ER nursing levels reduced in half
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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S5 E8 – Ximena González
In the final episode of season 5 of the Alberta Worker Podcast, independent labour journalist Kim Siever interviews Ximena González, a Calgary-based freelance journalist. In this episode, Ximena talks about growing up in Mexico, becoming an architect, working briefly as a car salesperson, converting from capitalism to socialism, immigrating to Canada to pursue graduate studies […]
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Leduc landfill workers file for unionization
If successful, it will affect about a dozen workers employed by Environmental 360 Solutions Ltd.
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Union files bad faith complaint on care home
AgeCare employs over 300 workers at their Walden Heights location. Some of them have had no new contract for 2.5 years.
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Edmonton non-profit accused of unionbusting
The union claims that Boyle Street Community Services has terminated the employment of at least 6 workers connected to unionization.
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Red Deer nurses file for unionization
If successful, this would affect about 15 workers employed by the Red Deer Primary Care Network.
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Safeway workers could strike on Thanksgiving
Over 7,000 Alberta workers have been waiting for over a year for a new contract and are tired of rollbacks, frozen wages, wage reversals, and unionbusting.
The certificates include transit workers, long-term care workers, and office workers.
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S5 E7 – Rene Giesler
In the seventh episode of season 5 of the Alberta Worker Podcast, independent labour journalist Kim Siever interviews Rene Giesler, a construction worker. In this episode, Renee talks about being a paper carrier, a gas jockey, and a carpenter. He also shares his experiences with homelessness and drug addiction and being the general secretary for […]
We gained under 340 new registrations, so we saw a net loss in doctors.