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Edmonton care workers file for unionization

If successful, this would affect 70 workers based out of Edmonton.

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Construction workers file for unionization

If successful, this would affect 40 workers in Southern Alberta.

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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.

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Calgary meat plant workers begin negotiations

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.

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Leth EMS drug responses reach record high since SCS closure

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.

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Fort McMurray aggregate workers get 5% wage increase

This comes to less than 2% per year on average, which is less than the rate of inflation. As well, pension contributions have changed, with the employer no longer providing more than the worker.