If successful, this would affect 70 workers based out of Edmonton.
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Edmonton care workers file for unionization
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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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Construction workers file for unionization
If successful, this would affect 40 workers in Southern Alberta.
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What is a bimobile disability?
There’s more than one way to be disabled.
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Lethbridge hit record drug deaths in 2023
During the first 6 months of 2023, the Alberta government recorded 81 opioid-related deaths in Lethbridge. During all of 2022, there were 79, the previous high.
Once a new collective agreement is negotiated and ratified, it’ll apply to over 300 workers.
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Calgary rail workers file for unionization
If successful, this would affect 70 workers based out of Calgary.
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RM Wood Buffalo workers get 9% raise
The workers had been waiting for almost 3 years for a new contract.
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Nursing care workers approve 4.25% raise
Calgary nursing care workers employed by Carewest had been without a contract for over 3 years and their last raise was back in 2016.
August 2023 marked 3 full years since the defunding of the Lethbridge supervised consumption site led to its closure. Responses by local EMS over the last year skyrocketed compared to previous years.
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MD Pincher Creek workers get 12% raise
The workers had been waiting since last December for a new contract.