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Bus drivers get 12% raise in new contract

That’s better than their previous contract but not enough to make up for inflation.

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Bus drivers get 7.5% raise in new contract

That’s better than their previous contract but not enough to make up for inflation.

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Alberta tile workers get 4% raise

And that’s on the heels of 7 years in a row of wage freezes.

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Red Deer women’s shelter workers get new contract

It includes wage increases, a night shift premium, and mandatory meeting premiums for workers on their day off.

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Opinion

What is productive surplus?

Our society will always produce more than it needs. But what should we do with that surplus?

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Calgary opera workers get 20% raise

They also received increases to rest time, overtime pay, and RRSP benefits.

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AB min. wage workers in 2023 weren’t mostly teens

There’s a persistent myth in Alberta that minimum wage workers are mostly teenagers. Except, this just isn’t true.

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AB lost over 30,000 full-time jobs in March 2025

Since the start of the year, the province has lost over 35,000 full-time jobs.

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Calgary airport workers ratify first contract

They will get increases to wages, shift premiums, vacation time, flexible spending account, and sick leave accumulation.

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Mediator recommends pay increase for AB teachers

Increases start at 12.55%. Keep in mind that these teachers had wages frozen between 2015 and 2022.

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