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Today’s news story from @kimsiever.bsky.social Thorhild County workers get 8% raise There will also be increases to boot allowance and tool allowance and a new power allowance. albertaworker.ca/news/thorhil...

Teens a minority of AB min. wage workers in 2024 albertaworker.ca/news/teens-a... #factsmatter

Today’s news story from @kimsiever.bsky.social Edmonton housing workers offered 6.75% raise Over the last two collective agreements, these roughly 100 workers saw real wages drop by nearly 11%. albertaworker.ca/news/edmonto...

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I lived in AB until I was in my 30s, when I moved to the Maritimes (mid 90s). AB always compared favourably, it was so far ahead wrt social infrastructure. This last decade though, the speed with which it’s all being dismantled.

Most Alberta minimum wage workers aren’t teens and haven’t been for a long time. When they say raising minimum wage isn’t necessary because it’s “mostly kids” earning afterschool money, they are plain wrong. As of Oct. 1, we’ll have the lowest minimum wage wage in Canada. Some #AlbertaAdvantage, eh?

Today’s news story from @kimsiever.bsky.social Teens a minority of AB minimum wage workers in 2024 There’s a persistent myth in Alberta that minimum wage workers are mostly teenagers. Except, this just isn’t true. albertaworker.ca/news/teens-a...

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Today’s news story from @kimsiever.bsky.social St. Paul non-profit says it can’t afford raises The organization is funded primarily through Alberta’s PDD programmes, and unless PDD funding increases for them, they cannot provide raises for their workers albertaworker.ca/news/st-paul...

Yesterday, two readers signed up for a monthly subscription. One picked a $5 option, and the other picked a $10 option. Remember, The Alberta Workers is funded entirely by its readers. albertaworker.ca/support

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Today’s news story from @kimsiever.bsky.social St. Paul non-profit says it can’t afford raises The organization is funded primarily through Alberta’s PDD programme, and unless PDD funding increases for them, they cannot provide raises for their workers. albertaworker.ca/news/st-paul...

Today’s news story from @kimsiever.bsky.social Sewer & water workers get 5.8% raise The workers will also get a boot allowance and shift differential, changes to overtime, and an increase in pension and health contributions. albertaworker.ca/news/sewer-w...

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It pays to be union 300 Alberta operating engineers get 10% raise albertaworker.ca/news/300-alb...

Alberta food prices rising faster than wages albertaworker.ca/news/alberta...

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Today’s news story from @kimsiever.bsky.social NorQuest College offers workers 10% raise Unfortunately, they received a real wage cut of almost 19% over their last two contracts, so this falls short. albertaworker.ca/news/norques...

Today’s news story from @kimsiever.bsky.social Legal Aid workers ready to strike About 90% of workers who filled out a recent survey indicated a willingness to strike for improvements to their collective agreement. albertaworker.ca/news/legal-a...

AUPE members who work at St. Therese Villa in Lethbridge sent a loud and clear message to Covenant Health today. We are strong, we are united and we are determined to get a fair contract.

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Today’s news story from @kimsiever.bsky.social 300 Alberta operating engineers get 10% raise The workers will also see an increase to their shift differential, tool allowance, and the number of stat holidays. albertaworker.ca/news/300-alb...

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Today’s news story from @kimsiever.bsky.social 3,500 Alberta construction workers get 10% raise The workers will also see an increase to their shift differential and an additional stat holiday, albertaworker.ca/news/3500-ab...

ALRB certified 7 unionized workplaces in Aug 2025 albertaworker.ca/news/alrb-ce...

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Today’s news story from @kimsiever.bsky.social Edmonton trade workers get first contract This is a first collective agreement for these workers. albertaworker.ca/news/edmonto...

Today’s news story from @kimsiever.bsky.social ALRB certified 7 unionized workplaces in Aug 2025 The certificates include continuing care workers, non-profit workers, library workers, meat workers, waste workers, and stage technicians. albertaworker.ca/news/alrb-ce...

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A news article I wrote over the weekend for @abworker.bsky.social Alberta food prices rising faster than wages In fact, over the last 6 years, Alberta saw the largest gap in Canada between how much food prices have increased and how much wages have increased. albertaworker.ca/news/alberta...

Someone explain the Conservative economic model to me. Rising cost of living, lagging wages - i think means a recession. Alberta food prices rising faster than wages albertaworker.ca/news/alberta...

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Today’s news story from @kimsiever.bsky.social Taber municipal workers get new contract It includes raises and changes to citizen leave, vacation time, health & wellness fund, and boot subsidy. albertaworker.ca/news/taber-m...

I updated this news story with details on the vote where they rejected the tentative agreement. albertaworker.ca/news/hsaa-wo...

Looking for a speaker at your conference or union AGM? Maybe I could help. Here are a few places I have spoken at. albertaworker.ca/speaking/

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Two more readers of The Alberta Worker signed up for monthly subscriptions yesterday. For just $5 and $20 a month, these workers are supporting independent labour journalism in Alberta. The Alberta Worker gets all of its funding from its readers. albertaworker.ca/support

Today’s news story from @kimsiever.bsky.social ATCO tries to get out of paying worker $12,500 Last December, the Alberta labour board found that the company had violated a worker’s privacy rights when they subjected him to 2 years of random drug testing. albertaworker.ca/news/atco-tr...

Today’s new story from @kimsiever.bsky.social Kenney’s unionbusting law loses first challenge In 2020, the UCP passed a law requiring unions to itemize how they spend dues they collect and let members vote on it. Someone took his union to the ALRB over it. albertaworker.ca/news/kenneys...

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Two readers of The Alberta Worker sent in one-time donations yesterday: one for $100 and another for $25. Remember, The Alberta Worker is 100% reader funded. No billionaire backing. No government grants. No annoying ads. No persistent paywalls. albertaworker.ca/support

Today’s news story from @kimsiever.bsky.social Ash workers file for unionization If successful, it will affect over 2 dozen workers employed by a subsidiary of ATCO Ltd. albertaworker.ca/news/ash-wor...

This article is over 5 years old, but it might be useful for people in Medicine Hat who are voting in next month’s municipal election. albertaworker.ca/news/the-com...

Alberta universities have been directed from the provincial government to create and enforce transphobic policies for sports teams. This is outrageous + disgusting A close friend of mine at UofL wrote a letter of protest, circulated to faculty, with 100+ signatures: albertaworker.ca/news/u-of-l-...

Alberta lost over 30,000 jobs this summer albertaworker.ca/news/alberta...