2+ hour, 11+ min ago  (486+ words) Together with their union, workers have filed 640 grievances with the Alberta Labour Relations Board against the Alberta government's recent decision to end hybrid work arrangements. Back in March 2022, the Alberta government implemented the Interim Hybrid Work Policy, which allowed certain…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1749+ words) I was invited to speak on the erosion of labour power and the importance of solidarity across the working class. The Confederation of Canadian Unions invited me to speak at their conference in Calgary at the end of February. I…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (458+ words) It includes a 3% wage increase. Last month, the Mediation Services department of Alberta Jobs, Economy, Trade, and Immigration published their February 2026 Bargaining Update. This monthly report provides information about the unionized workforce, primarily in Alberta. One of those collective agreement…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (493+ words) Their new proposed agreement also includes improvements to health benefits and pay premiums. Last week, the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees published an update regarding contract negotiations for workers employed by Covenant Health. The good news is that they have…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (625+ words) This is the second collective agreement these workers have ratified as IUOE members. Last month, the Mediation Services department of Alberta Jobs, Economy, Trade, and Immigration published their February 2026 Bargaining Update. This monthly report provides information about the unionized workforce,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (335+ words) If successful, it would affect over 50 workers. Last week, the Alberta Labour Relations Board published its fourth new applications report for March 2026. In it was an application for union certification. Technically, it was actually two applications Local 2404 of the Pile…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (381+ words) If successful, it would affect 8 workers. Last week, the Alberta Labour Relations Board published its fourth new applications report for March 2026. In it was an application for union certification. Local 362 of the Teamsters filed the application on 16 March for workers…...

1+ year, 1+ week ago  (1055+ words) They also saw changes to their boot allowance, vacation time, and sick leave. In February, the Mediation Services department of Alberta Jobs, Economy, and Trade published the January 2025 Bargaining Update. This monthly report provides information about the unionized workforce, primarily…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago  (348+ words) If successful, it would affect over 30 workers. Last week, the Alberta Labour Relations Board published their third new applications report for March 2026. In it was an application for union certfication. Local 401 of United Food and Commercial Workers filed the application…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (1439+ words) One of these emergency departments had no in-person physicians for nearly 400 hours. Last month, I reported that Alberta Health Services had cut service at hospitals in 18 communities this past January, all of which lost their emergency department. This is a…...