Alberta Labour

• 5 Alberta LPNs’ fight to be classified as ‘direct nurses’ continues as some unions push back

  A group of LPNs pushing to have their jobs reclassified as direct nurses is now waiting to hear from the Alberta Labour Relations Board on where their fight goes next.

  Health

  Jul 5, 2023
  
• Person killed in workplace accident involving excavator in Lacombe County

  Rimbey RCMP said a 38-year-old resident of Bentley was killed in an incident involving an excavator, despite efforts by EMS and fire crews. 

  Health

  Nov 9, 2022
  
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• General support services workers ‘reluctantly’ vote to accept new deal with AHS: union

  People who work to support Alberta's health-care workers have voted to accept a new deal with AHS.

  Health

  Sep 12, 2022
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• Tanya Fir named Alberta jobs minister after Doug Schweitzer resignation

  United Conservative Party MLA for Calgary-Peigan, Tanya Fir, has been named Alberta minister of Jobs, Economy and Innovation, the premier announced Friday. 

  Politics

  Aug 26, 2022
• 2nd Alberta Amazon warehouse files for unionization vote

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

  Canada

  Apr 25, 2022
• 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, 2022
• 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
• 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
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• 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
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• 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