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Rocky Mountain House care workers file to unionize
4+ day, 1+ min ago (381+ words) If successful, it would apply to about 30 workers employed by Arch Services. Earlier this week, the Alberta Labour Relations Board published their second new applications report of August 2026, which includes summaries of all applications they received between 2 August and 9 August…...
Edm area construction workers may switch unions
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (554+ words) If successful, it would apply to about 200 workers. Earlier this week, the Alberta Labour Relations Board published their second new applications report of August 2026, which includes summaries of all applications they received between 2 August and 9 August 2026. One of the applications…...
Where to celebrate Labour Day 2026 in Alberta
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (253+ words) Several cities around the province are holding events to celebrate workers. This year, labour councils across Alberta will host free events that are open to the public to commemorate Labour Day. The statutory holiday has been celebrated on the first…...
Fort Mac trade workers want to expand union
1+ week, 3+ day ago (443+ words) Their current union certificate covers over 400 workers in Fort McMurray. They want to bring in even more. Last week, the Alberta Labour Relations Board published their first new applications report for August 2026. In it was an application for certification modification....
Good Samaritan workers headed to formal mediation
1+ week, 4+ day ago (580+ words) These workers have been waiting for over 2 years for a new contract, and even tried informal mediation. At the end of last month, the Health Sciences Association of Alberta posted an update on their website regarding contract negotiations for workers…...
Athabasca U forces prof to choose job or child’s health
1+ week, 2+ day ago (582+ words) Dr. Sabine Graf has been told to either move back to Canada, which would lead to her child’s legs being amputated, or stay in Austria but lose her job with the university. Last month, the Athabasca University Faculty Association published…...
Edmonton care home accused of unionbusting
1+ week, 3+ day ago (550+ words) They fired one of their workers in an attempt at what the union described as delegitimizing collective bargaining and union activity. Over two years ago, I wrote a story about workers trying to unionize at long-term care facilities in Edmonton....
BC & Alberta truckers vote 96% to strike
1+ week, 5+ day ago (589+ words) Wages for these workers ended up 10% behind inflation over the course of their last contract. SEIU 2 represents 168 truckers employed by McRae’s Environmental Services Ltd. Based out of the Vancouver area, McRae’s specializes in hydrovac services and vacuum truck solutions. They…...
Vertigo Theatre workers get 16% raise in first contract
2+ week, 3+ day ago (683+ words) These stage technicians will also receive pension and health benefits, overtime, vacation pay, sick leave, and bereavement leave. While browsing through the provincial database of collective agreements, I came across a new collective agreement that was ratified earlier this month....
Drivers to vote on new contract
2+ week, 4+ day ago (675+ words) Alsco has offered the workers improvements in wages, health benefits, bereavement leave, pensions, boot allowance, mileage, and per diems. Earlier this week, Local 401 of the United Food and Commercial Workers published an update regarding contract negotiations for workers employed by…...