Dave Turowec

Wages of workers who earn tips were on chopping block during pandemic EDMONTON – The Alberta conservative government floated the idea of cutting the minimum wage in the middle of […]

McGowan also encourages Albertans not to forget about the awful Throne Speech EDMONTON – Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan released a video today criticizing yesterday’s Throne Speech and […]

Inflation, health care and jobs are more important than endless fights with Ottawa EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour launched the next phase of its Workers Demand Better campaign […]

AFL urges school boards to implement temporary mask mandates EDMONTON – In a fiery letter to school boards around the province, Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan urged them […]

This election, workers demand better! CALGARY – Working people are Alberta’s greatest resource – and, now that all the political players are in place, the concerns and issues of workers […]

What should we make of the UCP’s actions on key workplace laws? EDMONTON – In an Order-in-Council issued yesterday (O.C. 362/2022), the UCP cabinet failed to give any minister in […]

“This shows that Smith doesn’t really care about Alberta workers,” says McGowan EDMONTON – The president of Alberta’s largest worker advocacy group says he’s shocked and disappointed that Premier Danielle […]

CALGARY – Today, the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) released “Skate to Where the Puck is Going,” an industrial blueprint that re-imagines the province’s energy economy and offers a bold […]

EDMONTON – Now that she has won the UCP leadership race, Danielle Smith needs to come clean about her plans for things that matter to Alberta workers, says the president […]

EDMONTON – Danielle Smith will have a “very big fight on her hands” if she wins the United Conservative Party (UCP) leadership tomorrow and proceeds with efforts to withdraw Alberta […]

EDMONTON – As Canada continues to grapple with its colonial past, the recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as a federal statutory holiday can be seen as […]

Edmonton – September 2, 2022 – What do education workers in our schools and scaffolders on construction sites in the oilsands have in common? The answer is simple and frustrating: […]

Workers need a break from higher prices, says Alberta Federation of Labour EDMONTON – With new data from Statistics Canada showing that rising prices for things like gasoline and food […]

UPDATE: This analysis was updated on August 16, 2022, to include newly released data on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for July 2022. From record-high gas prices, to growing grocery […]

A slew of internal documents, recently released to the public, confirmed what many Albertans already knew — the provincial government prioritized politics over public safety when they removed COVID-19 protections […]

Statement from the Alberta Federation of Labour EDMONTON – June 21st is National Indigenous Peoples Day. This special day occurs on the summer solstice and is a time for reflection […]

EDMONTON – Bill 17 represents yet another attack on Alberta postsecondary institutions by permanently removing the right of faculty and graduate students to choose their own bargaining agents in the […]

Third Day of Mourning under the shadow of the pandemic can be the last if we take action to make indoor environments safer CALGARY – Given the obvious failure of […]

Kenney’s Alberta pension scheme is ‘risky’ and ‘costly’ and he knows it EDMONTON – As Jason Kenney and the UCP appear ready to once again campaign for a duplicate Alberta […]

AFL calls on Albertans to join the fight to stop UCP from privatizing our health care EDMONTON – Firing Dr. Verna Yiu from Alberta Health Services to replace her with […]

This is an example of democracy working at its best EDMONTON – Alberta unions are celebrating today’s historic agreement between the federal government and Canada’s NDP, saying it has the […]

Provincial labour federations join the plea to PM to invest and save Canada’s public health care EDMONTON – The presidents of provincial labour federations are putting pressure on the federal […]

UCP legislation and cuts contribute to Alberta’s highest gender pay gap in Canada EDMONTON – This year’s International Women’s Day theme “break the bias” stands in contrast to the Kenney […]

Politics, not public health, driving Kenney’s lifting of COVID protections EDMONTON – Premier Kenney’s lifting of almost all provincial COVID-19 public health protections today is too soon for our health […]