{"id":462361,"date":"2026-02-08T20:07:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T20:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/462361\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T20:07:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T20:07:17","slug":"alberta-hospital-support-staff-ratify-collective-agreement-with-province-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/462361\/","title":{"rendered":"Alberta hospital support staff ratify collective agreement with province: union"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\tBy Aaron Sousa<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted February 7, 2026 2:05 pm<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUpdated February 7, 2026 2:07 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t1 min read\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>The union representing thousands of front-line <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/hospital-workers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">hospital workers<\/a> in Alberta says its new collective agreement with the province has been ratified.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In a statement late Friday, the <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/alberta-union-of-provincial-employees\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alberta Union of Provincial Employees<\/a> says the deal with Alberta Health Services and Lamont Health Care Centre ensures more than 27,000 hospital support staff earn living wages by April 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Highlights include a 12 per cent pay increase retroactive to April 2024, and a two per cent long service wage increase for staff with more than 20 years of service.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGeneral Support Services workers in Alberta\u2019s hospitals finally have the new contract they deserve,\u201d said union president Sandra Azocar in the statement.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/healthiq.jpg\" alt=\"Receive the latest medical news and health information delivered to you every Sunday.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet weekly health news<\/p>\n<p>Receive the latest medical news and health information delivered to you every Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey won these significant wage increases because of their strength and solidarity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The deal covers people working in administrative support, addictions and social workers, as well as food, laundry and housekeeping.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Azocar said the contract recognizes the vital work that members do.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile this collective agreement takes a significant step for our members, we look forward to making further improvements when we begin bargaining again in 2028,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Finance Minister Nate Horner, in a statement, said he was pleased by the deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis new collective agreement provides fair compensation increases in line with the other public sector deals and improved benefits for GSS members,\u201d said Horner.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11657561\/que-canadian-tire-fines\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1770581235_47_d48cadc1ab020d78d8d68c4350d9305e6460266cf6af7dddd597f156583d00b1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tCanadian Tire ordered to pay nearly $1.3 million for false advertising\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a 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