The town of Coaldale and its workers are trying to hammer out a new contract, but there have been some speed bumps along the way because of recent municipal elections. At the beginning of October, Read More
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Access-A-Ride workers in Lethbridge have taken the first step toward a potential strike after bargaining reached an impasse. The Amalgamated Transit Union Local 987, which represents Access-A-Ride workers, said the move comes after months of exhausting Read More
Alberta Minister of Finance Nate Horner has pushed back on the demand of AUPE’s wage increase demands of 29% over four years. Horner tells BCN it would cost taxpayers greatly. Mediation will begin on June 2.Read More
James Ball is the interim CUPW president Local 730 and he explains how we got here and how long this strike by postal workers may last.Read More
It appears as though a shortage of city transit bus drivers has been impacting routes in Lethbridge. City officials say there have been a number of route cancellations over the past few days. There has Read More
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a labour dispute between the federal government and its biggest union will not be negotiated in public. In one of the largest strike actions in Canadian history, 155-thousand federal employees Read More
Could WestJet pilots strike just prior to the May long weekend? Captain Bernard Lewall chats with BCN’s Jeannette Rocher about the strike action vote currently in place. He says WJ pilots are the lowest Read More
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Finance Minister Travis Toews visited Lethbridge discussing the current state of the Alberta economy. Kenney also addressed the ongoing negotiations with the nurses union in our province. Micah Quinn has Read More
The Alberta government has put in $45-million to help families in our province that are earning up to $90,000 to assist with child care costs. $10-a-day child care negotiations, however, are still ongoing between the UCP Read More
