It’s been only two months since workers at this company filed to unionize and already some of them are losing their jobs.
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Rail company accused of unionbusting
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Edmonton Starbucks workers file to unionize
This is 6th time the United Steelworkers have tried unionizing Starbucks workers in the Edmonton area.
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St. Albert school board wants two-tier wages
The Catholic school board in St. Albert is in negotiations with education support workers, who have been without a new collective agreement for nearly two years, and they want to introduce two-tier wages.
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Fort McMurray fuel workers file to unionize
If successful, about 45 workers would be represented by the Teamsters.
If successful, about 75 workers would be represented by the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees.
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Pipeline builders get new 3-year contract
This is the first time these workers have has a contract for longer than one year since 2007.
One community lost its ER for over 400 hours, 2 lost theirs for over 200 hours, and 2 others lost theirs for close to or more than 100 hours.
These workers have had to deal with several years of wage freezes, and the employer isn’t willing to recognize that.
That’s on top of 2 years of wage freezes in their previous contract, and their new contract actually expires this summer.
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AB lost over 33,000 FT jobs in May 2024
Alberta’s net loss in full-time and part-time jobs was the largest it has seen since September 2023 and the second largest since April 2020.