Teachers and education staff in Alberta have again been betrayed by union bureaucracy. In recent articles from the Alberta Worker,1 2 teachers and education staff in St. Albert and Whitecourt find themselves in dire straights financially, much like the reports from education workers in Lethbridge previously reported on.3 Over 70 education workers in St. Albert’sContinueContinue reading “Calgary: “It’s About Damn Time” Pt. 2”
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Calgary: Lethbridge Workers: “It’s about damn time!”
In June, educational staff for the Holy Spirit Roman Catholic School Division in Lethbridge Alberta, received a new sell-out contract.1 The contract covered education assistants, receptionists, speech language assistants, library staff, administrative staff, youth workers among others. One of the main points educational staff were seeking was a wage increase as many of them wereContinueContinue reading “Calgary: Lethbridge Workers: “It’s about damn time!””
Calgary: Interview on Unemployment
Recently, an interview was conducted by the Calgary United Workers (CUW) with a student in Calgary on the state of unemployment in the city for The People’s Hammer1. Calgary is currently one of the fastest growing cities in the world currently with an approximate 6% population increase in the past year.2 Along side this, CalgaryContinueContinue reading “Calgary: Interview on Unemployment”
Calgary: Canadian Railway Workers Ready to Strike, Halted by Union Bureaucracy and Canadian State
Over 9,000 Canadian railway workers, including 3,000 in Alberta, have voted overwhelmingly to strike.1 The workers include train engineers, train yard workers, and conductors for Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and Canadian National (CN) railway workers organised under the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC). Workers in both companies voted over 95% in support of aContinueContinue reading “Calgary: Canadian Railway Workers Ready to Strike, Halted by Union Bureaucracy and Canadian State”
Calgary: Calgary United Workers Investigates the Repression of Students in Support of Palestine
On May 12, two members of the Calgary-based organisation Calgary United Workers (CUW) attended a protest in support of Palestinian liberation and against the repression of students from the University of Calgary (UofC). Students at UofC had been brutalised by police only a few days prior after trying to start an encampment calling on theContinueContinue reading “Calgary: Calgary United Workers Investigates the Repression of Students in Support of Palestine”
Calgary: University of Calgary Students for Palestinian Liberation Met with Political Repression by Calgary Police
As of May 10, progressive students, university staff, and supporters have been violently repressed on the Campuses of the University of Calgary and University of Alberta. This came after mainly students at these universities organized encampments to demand their respective universities divest from companies supporting the national oppression of the Palestinian people, following a waveContinueContinue reading “Calgary: University of Calgary Students for Palestinian Liberation Met with Political Repression by Calgary Police”