This will be 7th Carewest location UNA has unionized, if they’re successful.
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Oil & gas workers file for unionization
IUOE Local 955 has filed the application on behalf of 112 workers employed at Syncrude sites in northern Alberta.
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Nurses reject mediator’s recommendation
Last month, nurses in Alberta voted over 60% to reject the recommendations from informal mediation. Now, they’re proceeding with formal mediation. If that falls through, nurses may hold a strike vote.
The contract comes with increases to wages, bereavement, leave, lead hand premiums, RRSP contributions, and a new stat holiday.
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Prison food workers reject 11% wage increase
The workers, who are employed in Calgary, Edmonton, Fort Saskatchewan, and Lethbridge, recently voted 70% to reject a tentative agreement. Their last contract expired over 1.5 years ago.
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Red Deer museum workers get new contract
These two dozen museum and art galleries have finally received a multi-year contract. And they’ll also get their first wage increase since 2019.
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Safeway threatens to reverse pay raises
The company took an arbitrator’s decision to court because they thought the wage increases their workers got were too high.
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Salvation Army workers win first contract
These workers unionized back in March and were able to negotiate their first collective agreement in just 3 months, getting wage increases, health benefits, paid vacations, sick leave, bereavement leave, overtime, and a clothing allowance.
These workers, which include municipal workers who work inside and outside, finally have a new contract, which includes significant wage increases.
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Edmonton beverage workers get 13.5% raise
Unfortunately, it won’t be enough to cover increases in inflation.