The workers haven’t had a raise since September 2016, and their last contract expired back in August.
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AB lost 9,400 private sector jobs in January
Public sector jobs, however, increased by 11,300.
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Edmonton ironworkers file for unionization
If successful, it’ll apply to 30 ironworkers.
The 4-year contract would end this summer and includes 2 years of wage freezes.
The 25 workers are employed with Lorneville Mechanical Contractors Ltd.
In 2019, Kentucky-based Heaven Hill Brands bought the Black Velvet Distillery in Lethbridge. Now, it plans to lay off over a dozen of the workers there and ship their jobs to the US.
Between October 2018 and October 2023, Alberta saw 619 fewer active business, the second largest decline seen by any province in Canada during that period.
Even the workers agreed to a 9% wage increase during in their new 3-year contract, 4 years of wage freezes in previous contracts, as well as out of control inflation, negated the effects of that increase.
Alberta took out more term debt 3/4 of the way through the current budget than they did during the entire 2022–2023 budget.
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Edmonton city workers file for strike vote
They’ve been without a new contract since their last one expired in 2020. The City of Edmonton wants the workers to take a 16% cut to their real wages.