Alberta labour

• 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
• 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
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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
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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
• Alberta trades union ‘concerned,’ requests meeting with Kenney after ‘right-to-work’ policy resolution approved by UCP members

  An Alberta trades union has requested a meeting with Premier Jason Kenney after his party approved a policy resolution this weekend to prevent employers from being required to deduct union dues without written consent from an employee.

  Politics

  Oct 19, 2020
• Spike in lumber prices worries some Lethbridge homebuilders

  “It might be better for us just to stop production for 90 days, 120 days, and curtail the demand in order to move forward."

  Consumer

  Aug 20, 2020
• Alberta government bill proposes major changes to union strike rules and funding

  The Alberta government is proposing major changes to rules governing unions, including limits on where and how workers can picket during strikes or lockouts.

  Politics

  Jul 7, 2020
• OHS investigating workplace death of tree planter in northern Alberta

  Occupational Health and Safety is investigating the death of a tree planter in northern Alberta on Thursday.

  Canada

  Jul 3, 2020
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• Employee at Fort Macleod processing plant tests positive for COVID-19

  Bouvry said the employee is now quarantined at home as is any employee who was within close contact.

  Health

  Apr 30, 2020
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• Diverse communities in Calgary facing discrimination over Cargill’s COVID-19 cases

  With concerns growing about COVID-19 outbreaks at Alberta meat plants, so too is a troubling sentiment of racism.

  Health

  Apr 29, 2020