These workers have not seen a raise in nearly 5 years, and their employer refuses to come to the bargaining table.
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Electricians apply for unionization
The application was not even two days old before the employer had fired one of their workers who was close to the union.
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WestJet workers begin contract negotiations
They are hoping for improvements to wages, scheduling, and working conditions.
They have been waiting for over two years for a new collective agreement, ever since their last one expired in June 2024.
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Crane workers trying to leave CLAC
If successful, it would affect about 2 dozen workers.
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Scaffold workers file for unionization
If successful, it would affect over 50 workers.
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Boilermakers get 12% raise in new contract
Unlike the 12% over 4 years that public sector workers have been getting lately, this raise will be over just 3 years.
Unfortunately, Gateway Casinos never gave them wage increases during their last two collective agreements, so this is an inadequate raise.
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Northern Alberta custodians get frozen wages
They had been waiting for 5 years for a new contract, and when they finally get one, it has 2 years of wage freezes. They had wage freezes in their previous 2 contracts.
The roughly 800 workers are employed at the company’s Contact Centre in Calgary.