The Alberta government is telling its unionized employees to accept a four-per-cent pay cut this year, with some workers facing an additional cut of three per cent, according to the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees. The province had previously offered a one-per-cent salary rollback with three years of zero increases. Last month, Premier Jason Kenney said political staff in his government were taking a seven-per-cent pay cut. Barry said the government is looking at reclassifying some job categories, which could result in workers taking an additional three-per-cent reduction in salary. The union learned via a disclosure letter from a government negotiator that up to 930 of its members' jobs could be cut.

Source: CBC News November 06, 2020 20:26 UTC