The Alberta Worker
This is much better than the 1% annual raise they got in the last contract, but not enough to help them catch up to the cost of living since signing their last contract.
They will also receive increases to shift premiums.
I was invited to be one of the speakers that Labour Day Rally held at the Lethbridge City Hall this year.
The average annual increase for this raise is significantly higher than what these workers received in their previous contract.
The five contracts cover workers in Edmonton, Exshaw, and Calgary.
This is more than double what they received in their last contract.
They also receive an increase in their annual footwear allowance.
The contract, which was settled in July, gives these workers an annual average increase double what they got in their previous contract.
The contract, which was settled in March, expired less than two weeks later.
The contract, which was settled last November, comes with 6% raises for LPNs and HCAs and 4% raises for everyone else. But these workers have had below inflation increases for years.