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Lethbridge’s Red Square

In the 1930s, Lethbridge workers and communists used to meet at the Red Square for rallies, protests, parades, and celebrations.

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My remarks from the CUPE Alberta convention

Last week, I presented at the 2026 convention for the Alberta organization of the Canadian Union of Public Employees. Here are my remarks Introduction Hey, fellow workers. My name is Kim Siever. I’m a labour journalist with The Alberta Worker, an independent startup media outlet based out of Lethbridge and focused on publishing content related […]

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Remembering Brian Mulroney

How Canada’s 18th prime minister change the country’s labour movement

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What is fascism?

The word seems to be thrown around a lot lately, but what does it mean?

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What is a renoviction?

Has your landlord told you that you need to move so they can rent your home to family? Or so they can renovate the property?

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Bank of Canada: Brace for lower living standards

Last week, the governor of the Bank of Canada said that unless something changes, our standard of living will shrink.

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Will AI lead to a 2-day workweek?

According to Bill Gates, it could.

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Autistic and friendless

I have struggled my entire life making friends. It was not until recently that I realized it was because I have autism.

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I got laid off for being too efficient

I thought I was pretty smart for finding ways to do my job in less time, but my boss thought I was just lazy.

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Friendly bosses still lay off workers

Your boss might buy you food, but they will not buy you job security.

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