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Nursing care workers approve 4.25% raise

Calgary nursing care workers employed by Carewest had been without a contract for over 3 years and their last raise was back in 2016.

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Leth EMS drug responses reach record high since SCS closure

August 2023 marked 3 full years since the defunding of the Lethbridge supervised consumption site led to its closure. Responses by local EMS over the last year skyrocketed compared to previous years.

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AHS closed 11 emergency departments in August

One community saw its ER closed 11 times last month for a combined 242 hours.

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Mediator proposes 4-year wage freeze & 4.25% raise

Unionized workers employed by the Good Samaritan Society have been without a new contract for over 6 years. The mediator came back with recommendations that are better than nothing, but workers still can’t keep up with inflation.

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Calgary care workers to vote on first contract

These continuing care workers are based out of Calgary and voted to unionize back in the summer of 2021. This is their first contract.

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Lethbridge

Number of AB docs taking new patients dropped 78%

In the South Zone, the number of family doctors still taking patients has dropped to just 6 since 2020, decline of nearly 90%

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Lethbridge EMS drug responses rising since last summer

Lethbridge EMS responded to the second highest number of drug-related events last month than in any other month so far this year.

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Lethbridge gained 1 new doctor over the last year

Lethbridge doctors, on average, are responsible for 37 more people than they were 4 years ago.

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Calgary factory workers win 13.5% wage increase

Their previous contract had expired last October.

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Drumheller care home workers win 9% wage increase

These workers also received changes to bereavement leave and health benefits.