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Number of EI recipients in Calgary nearly double year-ago levels
The number of Albertans receiving regular employment insurance benefits has nearly doubled from a year ago, says Statistics Canada. It said the Calgary-area beneficiaries in September rose by 95 per...
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Paramount Resources cuts staff count, confirms midstream assets on the block
Intermediate producer Paramount Resources Ltd. confirmed Wednesday that it will attempt to sell midstream assets in northwestern Alberta, while cutting jobs and salaries as part of its plan to cope...
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Labour minister says 60 per cent of farms have signed on for WCB coverage of...
About 60 per cent of Alberta’s farms and ranches have registered for Workers’ Compensation Board coverage in advance of Saturday’s deadline, says the NDP labour minister. Christina Gray said Wednesday...
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Labour-starved agriculture industry looks to refugee population as one solution
A pilot project aimed at matching immigrant and refugee job seekers with agricultural employers has found some success in Alberta, though the program’s partners acknowledge longer-term solutions for...
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Calgary transit union calls on city to use rainy day fund to save maintenance...
Calgary’s transit union is going on the offensive in an effort to convince city council to save 80 jobs from being outsourced to help trim the department’s budget. Last June, an independent auditor...
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Sabir: Kenney's financial situation doesn't compare to minimum wage
Jason Kenney claimed on social media last week that he knows what it’s like to make minimum wage because he no longer collects his Member of Parliament paycheque. Kenney has been working in politics...
View ArticleUnion says certification victory at downtown Calgary hotel could set labour tone
The firing of a hotel kitchen worker fighting to form a union has backfired on a Calgary hotel and could signal brighter fortunes for Alberta labour, a union official said Wednesday. More...
View ArticleAUPE going into mediation with provincial government
After bargaining for more than a year, the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees and the provincial government are heading into mediation. AUPE president Guy Smith said the province recently applied...
View ArticleCP Rail sees 'gap' in labour talks as strike deadline nears
Canadian Pacific Railway says a new labour agreement with thousands of train conductors and other workers remains elusive, less than a week before the deadline for the start of a strike that could...
View ArticleBanff hotels, ski hills hope bump in minimum wage helps retain staff
Banff ski resorts hope a lift in the province’s minimum wage will help address a chronic staff shortage. On Thursday, those ski hills and hotels including the Fairmont Banff Springs are hosting a job...
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