With more than 23,000 civil servants represented by the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees primed to strike, the ball is now in the United Conservative Party government’s court. David J. Climenhaga writes. David is an award-winning journalist, author, post-secondary teacher, poet and trade union communicator. Published May 15, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/05/15/Alberta-Heads-Toward-Showdown-Workers/

Alberta Heads Toward a Showdown with Its Workers

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