These workers are making less than $20 an hour.
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Edmonton warehouse workers get 32.5% raise
This is much higher than what they got in their last contract and will help them make up the loss in real wage due to inflation.
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Taber care workers get 8.5% raise
This is slightly better than what they got in their last contract but still falls short of inflation.
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Lethbridge care home proposes 7.5% raise
The workers, however, are asking for 35%. And they want more vacation time, higher shift premiums, paid lunch breaks, and better health premiums.
New data from Statistics Canada shows that Alberta has the worst union coverage of all the provinces in the country.
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Lethbridge electrical workers get 8% raise
This gives the workers a better annual average increase than they received in their previous contract, but it still falls short of inflation.
This is nearly double what they got in their last contract but still falls short of inflation.
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Lethbridge care workers get 3.5% raise
Until last month, these workers had been working on an expired collective agreement since the start of the pandemic.
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Edmonton education workers vote to strike
Over 4,000 education support workers with the Edmonton Public School Board have gone over 4 years without a new contract.
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Road maintenance workers ask for 26% raise
Earlier this month, the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees published an update on their website regarding negotiations for road maintenance workers. The 500 or so workers are employed with Emcon Services, and their current contract expires at the end of the month. Emcon is the largest road maintenance contractor in Canada, and they are responsible […]