A strike by thousands of school support workers in Alberta is poised to get bigger as unions for two more divisions reach …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Edmonton school board, union for support staff head back to bargaining table
The union representing school support workers in Edmonton says it has returned to the bargaining table with the city’s public school board. …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Substitute teachers being used to replace support staff during Edmonton strike, says union
By Aaron Sousa The union representing more than 3,000 school support workers in Edmonton says their public school division is having substitute teachers …
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Labour Relations
‘Not asking for a lot’: School support workers off the job in Edmonton, nearby area
By Aaron Sousa Education support workers gathered under pitch-black pre-dawn skies in Edmonton and nearby communities Monday to go on strike in a …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Labour expert: use of dispute board to delay Alberta strike a sign of what’s to come
By Jack Farrell The Alberta government’s recent use of a rarely used measure to intervene in labour disputes is a sign of what’s …
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Employment LawFeatured
Cement worker’s termination upheld after alleged gun threat at Edmonton plant
An Edmonton cement plant was justified in firing a unionized worker after allegations surfaced that he threatened to return to work with …
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Opinion
Ruling highlights HR challenges in balancing termination, discipline in zero-tolerance era
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberWhat would you do if one of your workers, in the lunchroom before the start of his shift, referred to women as …