{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Speaking Municipally","title":"Strike! Double! Turkey! ... Gutterball","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2089,"description":"We discuss the strike that was averted at the last minute, council compensation, an update on the ICE District parking lots.\nHere are the relevant links for this episode:\n\nMedia landscape\nSprouts of Hope in a Gloomy Media Landscape — The New York Times\nStrike avoided\nCity and Civic Services Union 52 reach a tentative agreement\nTentative deal reached with City of Edmonton, workers' union says\nTim Cartmell's tweet\nCity council's statement\nCSU52's tweet\nTroy's Tik Tok video / Reddit post\nJoint letter to city council (PDF)\nAlberta public sector workers want big raises to match inflation\nStrike by city workers could mean big overtime bill as Edmonton police pressed into 911 service\nCouncil compensation\nEdmonton city council gets automatic 2.4% raise in 2024, mayor makes more than Alberta's premier\nParking lots\nCity Council Public Hearing - March 11, 2024\nRapid fire\nNews Release: City of Edmonton adds Commonwealth Recreation Centre to its growing number of solar installations\n'Dangerous' cave found in Edmonton's river valley was purposely dug out for shelter: police\nMeet Rocky the Ram, the legislature's mascot\nSpeaking Municipally is produced by Taproot Edmonton, a source of curiosity-driven original stories, curated newsletters on various topics, and locally focused podcasts, all in the service of informing Edmontonians about what is going on in their community. Sign up to get The Pulse, our weekday news briefing. It's free!","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/mUtN74o21l0bnRqQ1zHLbXde-IrosiO1iUlYtjEJ_Oc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE1My8xNTMzMjQz/MTA3LWFydHdvcmsu/anBn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}