Strike! Double! Turkey! ... Gutterball
Download MP3We discuss the strike that was averted at the last minute, council compensation, an update on the ICE District parking lots.
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Media landscape
Strike avoided
- City and Civic Services Union 52 reach a tentative agreement
- Tentative deal reached with City of Edmonton, workers' union says
- Tim Cartmell's tweet
- City council's statement
- CSU52's tweet
- Troy's Tik Tok video / Reddit post
- Joint letter to city council (PDF)
- Alberta public sector workers want big raises to match inflation
- Strike by city workers could mean big overtime bill as Edmonton police pressed into 911 service
Council compensation
Parking lots
Rapid fire
- News Release: City of Edmonton adds Commonwealth Recreation Centre to its growing number of solar installations
- 'Dangerous' cave found in Edmonton's river valley was purposely dug out for shelter: police
- Meet Rocky the Ram, the legislature's mascot
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