Absences at Schools

More than 1,000 teachers absent from area schoolsEdmonton Journal13 Jan 2022ANNA JUNKER ajunker@postmedia.comMore than 1,000 teachers were absent Wednesday morning as Edmonton’s school boards grapple with the first week back to school during the fifth wave of the...

Kenney’s Leadership Vote

Blowup in Aheer’s riding foreshadows battle during Kenney leadership voteEdmonton Journal13 Jan 2022DON BRAID Don Braid’s column appears regularly in the Herald. Twitter: @Donbraid Facebook: Don Braid PoliticsThe almighty brawl at the heart of the United...

Privatization of Public Jobs

Move to privatize hospital services, cut health-care jobs ‘political’: unionEdmonton Journal13 Jan 2022LAURA BEAMISH With files from Vincent Mcdermott lbeamish@postmedia.comAlberta Health Services (AHS) is laying off 334 laundry workers at hospitals across Alberta and...

CUPE National NEB Highlights

Log in to read these reports from CUPE National.Highlights of the December 2021 National Executive Board meetingNational President’s Report and National Secretary-Treasurer’s Report to the December 2021 National Executive Board...

Public Board asks for COVID Data

Trustees can’t make good decisions without province’s numbers: chairEdmonton Journal7 Jan 2022ASHLEY JOANNOUEdmonton Public School Board trustees have published an open letter to the Alberta government calling for better access to data and clear metrics on...