Alberta labour

• 2nd Alberta Amazon warehouse files for unionization vote

  A group of Amazon warehouse workers in Alberta are trying again to unionize.

  Canada

  Apr 25
  
• Calgary airport workers vote to strike after rejecting offer from Airport Terminal Services

  The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers announced on Thursday that employees working for Airport Terminal Services in Calgary had voted to strike.

  Consumer

  Feb 11
  
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• Alberta’s public service union votes to accept new collective agreement with province

  The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees voted Monday in favour of a proposed mediated settlement regarding a new collective agreement with the Alberta government.

  Politics

  Dec 13, 2021
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• Cargill workers in Alberta vote 71% in favour of contract offer

  The threat of a strike at an Alberta beef processing plant has been averted after workers accepted the owner's latest offer.

  Economy

  Dec 4, 2021
• Cargill, union reach tentative deal that could avert strike at Alberta meat plant

  The union representing workers at the meat-packing plant that was the site of one of Canada's largest COVID-19 outbreaks says it's reached a tentative deal with Cargill.

  Money

  Dec 1, 2021
• Teamsters to hold unionization vote at Amazon warehouse in Alberta

  A group of warehouse workers in Alberta could become the first Amazon employees in Canada to hold a unionization vote, and the union says they won't be the last.

  Money

  Sep 14, 2021
• New federal provincial program expected to create 22,000 jobs in Alberta

  Alberta employers will be able to apply for a grant to cover 25 per cent of an employee's salary for a 52-week period, up to a maximum of $25,000 per employee.

  Economy

  May 19, 2021
• Union members gather at closed Olymel plant in Red Deer to show support for workers

  There are currently 343 COVID-19 cases linked to the Olymel outbreak. Of these, 200 are active, 142 recovered. One worker has died.

  Canada

  Feb 17, 2021
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• Nurses, contact tracers responding to Olymel pork plant outbreak in Alberta

  AHS says it is responding to a COVID-19 outbreak that has infected hundreds at a pork plant where almost two-thirds of workers have at least one other job outside the site.

  Economy

  Feb 16, 2021
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• Coronavirus: NDP, unions call for Alberta government to address paid sick leave gap amid pandemic

  Opposition Leader Rachel Notley is calling on the Alberta government to bring back paid leave for health-care workers who need to miss work in order to self-isolate during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Politics

  Nov 18, 2020