Nearly three years after a city employee was buried under a pile of gravel, the City of Edmonton has pleaded guilty to a charge under Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety Act. Continue reading
The union representing 19,000 health workers in Alberta — including paramedics, dialysis technicians, psychologists and pharmacists — says it has agreed to a tentative three-year deal with Alberta Health Services that would see a wage freeze imposed on its members for the first two years. Continue reading
A stop work order is in place at the Walterdale Bridge construction site in Edmonton after a workplace-related death earlier this week. Continue reading
A man in his 40s suffered fatal injuries while working with machinery in a shop in Cardston on Jan. 30. Continue reading
More than two years after Alberta passed legislation with new safety rules for farms, Labour Minister Christina Gray says the province is still consulting and has no specific timeline to enact the regulations. Continue reading
Alberta Labour said it found no violations at a Lethbridge Burger King where an earlier public health inspection found evidence of foreign workers sleeping in the restaurant. Continue reading
There are still many unanswered questions about an inspection done last Wednesday by Alberta Health Services at a Burger King restaurant located at 1950 3 Ave. S. in Lethbridge. Continue reading
Alberta Labour said the victim will be in hospital for more than two days, making an investigation by the province mandatory. Continue reading
The union for Alberta’s nurses is asking them to ratify a tentative deal that includes job security and a two-year wage freeze. Continue reading
Edmonton’s Valley LRT Line has been under a stop-work order since Dec. 4 because of the lack of a suitable emergency exit from deep within the LRT tunnel that’s under construction. Continue reading
