Dave Turowec

Despite the grand celebration Kenney’s UCP government put forth, which was perhaps best described by CUPE Alberta as a “master class of deception and gaslighting,” there is little good news […]

Workers and families left out of Kenney’s plan EDMONTON – Alberta’s largest worker advocacy group says the UCP’s new “Alberta at Work” program doesn’t actually give Alberta workers what they […]

EDMONTON – Alberta workers’ optimism about the future is key to Alberta’s economic recovery, but after three years of chaos and gloom under a UCP government they distrust, workers are […]

The order to end school masking is premature and reckless EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour, Alberta’s largest worker advocacy organization, has joined a group of parents of students […]

“We’re tired of watching people die.” The following joint statement was released today from a coalition of Alberta health care unions: “On behalf of the more than 75,000 health care […]

We must stop the UCP plan to turn our health care into an American-style for-profit system EDMONTON – As Canada’s premiers ramp up their Canada Health Transfer campaign, Alberta’s largest […]

Why? Because the UCP want a privatized American-style for-profit health care system Jason Kenney and the UCP cut health-care spending, on a per-person basis, in 2021, during the global COVID-19 […]

Worker safety should not be used as a bargaining chip, says AFL president in statement Statement from Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan EDMONTON – “We cannot let a […]

AFL President Gil McGowan issues statement on “Freedom Convoy” Edmonton – “On numerous occasions over the past week, the so-called “Freedom Convoy” has been portrayed as an uprising of ordinary […]

Have you been harmed by the UCP government’s handling of COVID-19? We need your help. The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) is considering legal action against the UCP government for […]

AFL considers legal action on UCP COVID response EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) is considering legal action against the UCP government for its handling of the public-health […]

COVID-19 one of the biggest causes of workplace illness and death in Alberta EDMONTON – Newly released data from the Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) shows that COVID-19 is a serious […]

New data released by the Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) shows that COVID-19 is a serious and potentially deadly workplace issue. The data shows there were 15,066 claims for WCB compensation […]

Immediate action is needed to curb rising Omicron case numbers EDMONTON – The Kenney UCP government must immediately mandate and publicly provide respirators, better-fitting N-95 or KN-95 masks, to all […]

The government’s inaction to date amounts to willful negligence EDMONTON – The leaders of Alberta’s largest unions and worker groups are calling for temporary circuit-breaker measurers to protect the health […]

With recently leaked reports, now confirmed by Alberta Health Services (AHS), showing that our health care system is about to be overwhelmed by the double-pronged reality of sky-rocketing hospital admissions […]

On behalf of Alberta workers, AFL president demands to see the evidence used to justify UCP’s reckless 5-day isolation policy EDMONTON – The president of Alberta’s largest worker advocacy organization, […]

The UCP government has started public consultations for the 2022-2023 Alberta Budget. The purpose of this brief is to provide suggestions to union members as to how to engage with […]

“We won’t let worker health and safety be sacrificed on the altar of UCP politics again!” EDMONTON – A coalition of unions representing nearly 170,000 working Albertans has sent a […]

“We won’t let worker health and safety be sacrificed on the altar of UCP politics again!” A Petition to the Alberta government from Alberta unions Whereas during previous waves of […]

The UCP has been giving all sorts of mixed signals about the state of Alberta’s finances. When the government released its 2021-22 Mid-year Fiscal Update a few weeks ago, the […]

A look back on the Kenney UCP government’s damage to Alberta in 2021 In 2021, the Kenney UCP government continued to put their personal, political and ideological interests ahead of […]

And in Alberta, there’s a good provincial government shortage too! By now you’ve probably heard the chorus of whiny employer groups bemoaning what they say is a labour shortage. It’s […]

Albertans trust teachers far more than they trust the UCP, says AFL The following is a statement from Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan: EDMONTON – After picking fights […]