The new two-year contract will see these workers receiving an increase of nearly 8% every year.
The new two-year contract will see these workers receiving an increase of nearly 8% every year.
According to the faculty association at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, the institution has assigned teaching responsibilities to lower paid workers, undermining faculty job security.
Wages for these workers have fallen 12 points behind inflation over the last 5 years.
The workers had been without a new contract for over 3 years.
The workers at this location haven’t had a new contract in over 5 years.
Members of IBEW 424 had been without a new contract since 2019.
The new contract includes a 4.25% wage increase over 4 years.
Last year, workers employed with Strathcona County rejected a tentative agreement reached by the union and the employer. The two parties are presenting a new contract, after having gone to mediation.
The new 3-year contract includes wage increases that should help workers afford inflationary increases to the cost of living.
The new tentative 7-year agreements for over 150 workers in two employee groups include 5 years of wage freezes.