Their last contract included 3 years of wages that kept up with inflation. Not so much this time around.
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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Their last contract gave them a total increase of only 1% over the entire term.
Most of the decrease occurred at University of Alberta, which accounted for 3 out of every 4 losses.
The 15 workers are employed with LML Industrial Contractors.
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Their previous contract expired 3 years ago.
10 other communities in Central, Northern, and Southern Alberta saw their ER closed. Another lost its ambulatory care.
October 2023 saw EMS responding to less than half the number of drug responses the same time last year. This was the second time this year the numbers dropped below 30.
The LPN sits on the bargaining team at her workplace and was suspended for 2-days without pay.