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Eastern AB school support workers sign new contract

These workers will finally see a small wage increase after having 4 years straight of wage freezes.

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Strathcona bus drivers vote to unionize

It was a close vote though.

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Edmonton LRT workers apply for union vote

If successful, the 13 workers could become part of the Amalgamated Transit Union.

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Calgary care home workers get real wage cut

The more than 150 workers will see a reduction to wages, once you factor in inflation of 12–15%, despite being promised wage increases.

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Edmonton bus drivers approve 3% raise

The new two-year contract, which is backdated to December 2021, expired last month.

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17 Alberta communities lost ER service in Dec.

This is the largest number of communities that have lost their emergency departments since I started tracking closures in May 2021.

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AHS plans to axe 1 in 10 contract health workers

On top of that, he wants it done while minimizing the impact on frontline service delivery, which will be next to impossible.

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Recycling workers to vote on 12.5% raise

Workers for Alberta Beverage Container Recycling Corporation will also vote on increased vacation time, personal leave, safety allowance, RRSP contributions, and dental coverage.

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AB lost 28,700 full-time jobs in December

The unemployment rate also increased to its highest level in nearly two years.

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Canada’s 100 highest paid CEOs were paid $1.5B in 2022

Alberta saw 14 CEOs make the top 100 list, compared to just 11 in 2020. And most of them were in the energy sector.