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AHS shut down the ER in 17 hospitals in July 2025

5 of those hospitals have ongoing closures.

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Thorsby municipal workers get 4% raise

These workers will also see changes to vacation time, call out pay, and benefit plans.

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Valleyview library workers unanimously unionize

Being unionized may help these workers as they face opposition from town residents who have waged a War on Wokeness

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Fort McMurray library workers get 4.75% raise

There have also been changes to part-time hours, seniority, and sick leave, as well as the addition of 4 new types of paid leave and modified work weeks.

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ALRB certified 9 more unionized workplaces

The certificates include support workers, construction workers, continuing care workers, call centre workers, bus drivers, and fire alarm technicians.

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Portage College faculty get 12% raise in new contract

There have also been changes to benchmark hours, overload grid, and clothing allowances.

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Edmonton ironworkers file for unionization

If they are successful, it will affect 4 workers employed with GNE Construction.

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Alberta’s youth jobless rate passes 20%

Since the UCP were first elected in 2019, Alberta has had the highest youth unemployment rate in Canada 16 times. Half of those occurred in just the last 2 years.

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Worker support workers get 3% raise in new contract

They have a wage reopener set for the new year to discuss the possibility for a second raise.

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Edm. care workers want $20.85 minimum wage

They are also trying to make up for lost wages in their previous contracts.

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