Edmonton reaches deal with CUPE Local 30

An aerial image of downtown Edmonton, including the CN Tower, Epcor Tower, and home of the Edmonton Oilers, Rogers Place, on May 2, 2024. (Cam Wiebe / CTV News Edmonton)

The City of Edmonton has finalized a new agreement with thousands of city workers after several months of negotiations.

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Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 30 represents about 4,000 workers in Alberta, including 3,500 City of Edmonton staff.

The four year agreement includes a 3.25-per-cent retroactive wage increase for 2024, with another 2.75-per cent increase for 2025. There will be a $1 per hour increase in 2026, factoring out to an increase of between 1.75 and 5.16 per cent depending on wage, as well as a three per cent increase in 2027.

In a release, the city said the agreement also includes better benefits, such as increased coverage for psychological service and higher tool subsidies.

“The outcome of our successful discussions recognizes the needs of employees who provide important services to Edmontonians while supporting the City’s overall financial sustainability,” said city manager Eddie Robar.

“There are a lot of positives to take from this agreement, which only happened because both negotiating teams worked hard to understand issues and come up with solutions that met the needs of both workers and the employer,” CUPE Local 30 president Eric Lewis said.