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Full strike begins Tuesday for Fort McMurray educational support …
4 days ago · A Sunday afternoon statement from the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) said the strike is expanding because “ the provincial government has not acted to address the poor wages of school support workers.” The workers have held rolling strikes since Nov. 13. “We understand the impact this will have on students, especially special needs students,” said CUPE Alberta president Rory ...
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Grande Prairie's police forces integrate: Present united front on public safety priorities. While Grande Prairie’s two police forces, RCMP and Grande Prairie Police Service (GPPS), are pleased with the latter’s integration into the city’s crime-fighting resources, critics are still loudly and publicly voicing their dissent.
Weekly update: Province halts strike, flood mitigation resumes
Sep 20, 2024 · Get the news and events of Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo in your inbox every Friday morning by signing up for our newsletter. L-R: Omer Hussein of the Wood Buffalo and District Labour Council, CUPE Local 2559 president Danielle Danis, CUPE Alberta president Rory Gill, CUPE Local 2545 president Lynn Fleet and Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan rally outside Dr. K.A. Clark School in ...
Fort McMurray school support staff start voting on offers | Fort ...
Nov 1, 2024 · The DIB offered CUPE Local 2545, which represents public school staff, hourly increases to shift differentials between $0.49 and $0.55. The union wanted $2 to $3 for three years, and a $6 increase spread across three years.
Rolling strikes next week at Fort McMurray Catholic, public schools ...
Nov 8, 2024 · The rotational strikes will start with two full-day strikes on Nov. 13 and 14. Starting Nov. 18, rolling strikes will hit three to six different schools daily.
Weekly update: Bowman runs for another term, hundreds rally for …
Sep 27, 2024 · A major victory for Bowman since he was elected to council in 2021 has been the return of a local EMS dispatch service to Fort McMurray.This ends a dispute that began when the province announced in 2020 that EMS dispatch would be run from centralized hubs in Edmonton, Calgary and Peace River. “There’s a lot of things I still want to get done,” said Bowman.
The stories that shaped Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo in 2024
Dec 31, 2024 · Fort McMurray’s labour movement won a massive victory this year against the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB). Plans to cut 459 unionized jobs were cancelled in June after CAO Henry Hunter announced in February the RMWB would outsource, merge and restructure hundreds of positions. Unions and labour groups in the Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo region loudly protested the layoffs with ...
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Sep 1, 2024 · Category page for Top Stories Tour for Kids: Cycling for a world beyond childhood cancer. The funds raised directly impact life-changing cancer support programs and camps, like Camp Kindle, which are places where kids have the opportunity to thrive beyond their cancer diagnoses and “enjoy the simple pleasure of being a kid again”.