The workers will also see improvements to vacation time, and boot and clothing allowances.
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Steelworkers get 12% raise
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Calgary library workers get 9.5% raise
That sounds impressive, but it won’t be enough to keep up with inflation during the life of the new contract, considering they were behind inflation in their last contract.
These workers have now had wage freezes for 8 of the last 11 years.
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Fort Saskatchewan workers get 9.5% raise
This is comparable to what they got in their last contract, on an annual average basis.
Some of these workers hadn’t seen a raise since 2015. As well, this contract expired just two months after it was ratified.
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Edmonton electrical workers get 9% raise
These 12 workers are set to receive a 3% increase in every year of their 3-year contract.
Over a 6-year period that includes their last contract and their new contract, these workers will have received 3 years of wage freezes.
Lethbridge Transit workers have been waiting the longest, since their contract expired at the end of 2022, nearly 2 years ago.
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AB lost over 16,000 FT jobs in Aug 2024
We also had the third highest unemployment rate in the country last month.
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Cenovus workers get 12.5% raise
They will also receive increases to their travel allowance.