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Cochrane municipal workers vote 96% for strike

Wages for these workers have fallen 12 points behind inflation over the last 5 years.

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Immigration workers could get 13% pay raise

The workers had been without a new contract for over 3 years.

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Vegreville senior care home offers 4 years of wage freezes

The workers at this location haven’t had a new contract in over 5 years.

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Alberta workers had worst increase in real wages

Although Alberta workers enjoy the highest wages in the country, they haven’t been keeping up with inflation. And it’s worsened over the last 4 years.

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Alberta bumped from top spot in 2021 & 2022 for worker pay

For a long time, Alberta workers have been able to enjoy higher wages than those in the rest of the country. It seems as though that’s changing.

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Alberta workers less likely to be unionized

According to recent Statistics Canada data, Alberta workers had the lowest union coverage in Canada under both the NDP and UCP governments.

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Strathcona County offers new contract after workers reject last one

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.

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Lethbridge April EMS drug responses 2nd highest on record

Lethbridge EMS responded to the second highest number of drug-related events last month than in any other April over the last 5 years.

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7 Alberta hospitals lost emergency department services in April

Another community lost ambulatory care twice.

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Union coverage protected Alberta workers during pandemic

During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Alberta workers with union coverage were less likely to lose their jobs than those without union coverage.