If they’re successful, the 90 or so workers will be represented by Local 417 of CUPE.
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Red Deer retirement workers file to unionize
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Alberta roofers trying to unionize
If they’re successful, it could lead to about 50 workers being represented by United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America.
The workers have been without a new contract for over 1.5 years. The proposed 4-year contract includes higher raises, but inflation may outpace these gains, and concerns remain about the agreement.
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NW Polytech workers file to switch unions
Up until now, these 100 or so workers have been represented by an in-house employee association.
The mixer drivers successfully unionized back in October, and this is their first contract since then.
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Over 360 AltaLink workers get 14% raise
The workers came into negotiations with wages below inflation, so the increase didn’t end up as impressive as it looks. It all depends on how inflation performs over the next 3 years, however.
There are roughly 250 specialized learning supports consultants in the Edmonton Public School system.
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Peace River workers get 9.04% raise
This may seem like a lot, but it falls short of making up for the loss in real wages these workers experienced during their previous contract.
That’s on top of two years of wage freezes in their last contract.
No new full-time workers were women.