Sure Form Contracting has been accused of laying off two workers as a way to convince workers to not unionize.
Sure Form Contracting has been accused of laying off two workers as a way to convince workers to not unionize.
If successful, this will affect about a dozen and a half nurses employed at AgeCare Seton.
The contracts include wage increases and improvements to footwear allowance, show-up pay, pension, and bereavement leave.
Employed by CapitalCare, these health care aides and licensed practical nurses could get pay increases and improved health benefits.
Their maintenance workers in Bonnyville unionized over 3 years ago, and they still do not have a collective agreement.
Unfortunately, they had experienced a real wage cut of nearly 19% over their last two collective agreements, so it falls short of helping them keep up with inflation.
The dozen or so workers filed for union certification less than a month ago and are employed with WD Processing.
The new collective agreement also includes market adjustments and improvements to shift differential and health benefits.
The certificates include baristas, concrete quality control technicians, and workers employed in long-term care, education support, and rail maintenance.
This is the first improvement since 2020.