Website now ranks Alberta employers on workplace safety

Labour leaders are giving rare praise to the Alberta government for a revamped website that allows people to find out which employers have the highest number of workplace deaths and […]

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TEMPORARY OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR POSITION

TEMPORARY OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) is looking for a well-organized and highly motivated person to join our administrative team in Edmonton on a temporary, full-time Administrative […]

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Government allows thousands of employers to underpay TFWs

“Government shouldn’t be in the business of helping employers keep wages low,” says AFL EDMONTON – An audit of the Temporary Foreign Worker program reveals that thousands of employers are […]

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Government allows thousands of employers to underpay TFWs

“Government shouldn’t be in the business of helping employers keep wages low,” says AFL EDMONTON – An audit of the Temporary Foreign Worker program (TFWP) reveals that thousands of employers […]

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AFL vows to make Fort McMurray by-election a referendum on the TFW Program

AFL vows to make Fort McMurray by-election a referendum on the TFW Program FORT MCMURRAY – The leader of Alberta’s largest labour organization is urging voters in Fort McMurray-Athabasca to […]

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Labour leaders and migrant worker activists slam Kenney’s mishandling of TFW scandal

Temporary Foreign Worker program must be ended in a manner that respects the rights of workers EDMONTON – The moratorium on Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs) in the food service sector […]

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Labour leaders and migrant worker activists slam Kenney’s mishandling of TFW scandal

Temporary Foreign Worker program must be ended in a manner that respects the rights of workers EDMONTON – The moratorium on Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs) in the food service sector […]

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Public Mobilization Sends Conservatives Back to Drawing Board on Pensions

Government Hearings Provide Opportunity for Discussion of Real Retirement Security EDMONTON – Contentious legislation that could ruin the retirement security of hundreds of thousands of Albertans is off the table […]

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Alberta remains one of the most dangerous places in Canada to be a worker

AFL calls for action on worker safety during Day of Mourning For Workers Killed or Injured On the Job EDMONTON – Alberta is one of most dangerous places in Canada […]

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Problems with TFW program extend beyond food services sector

AFL reveals hundreds of unlawful TFW permits issued by Minister Kenney EDMONTON – Problems with the Temporary Foreign Worker program are not limited to the food service industry. An Alberta […]

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2014 Backgrounder_Alberta Employers with LMOs allowing them to pay less than “prevailing market wage”_2014Apr25

Backgrounder_Alberta Employers with LMOs allowing them to pay less than “prevailing market wage”_2014Apr25

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Advisory: Problems with TFW program extend beyond food services

AFL reveals hundreds of unlawful TFW permits issued by Minister Kenney EDMONTON – Problems with the Temporary Foreign Worker program are not limited to the food service industry. At a […]

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LCOP MEDIA ADVISORY: Labour leaders at legislature to show opposition to pension bills

EDMONTON – Despite months of protests, and despite all opposition parties uniting against the proposals, the Government is moving forward on controversial public‐sector pension legislation today. The union leaders representing […]

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2014 Alberta Labour Coalition on Pensions Updated Leaflet

The Government is gutting the pension you paid for. Updated Information as of February 24, 2014 Updated Leaflet – Alberta Labour Coalition on Pensions Take action at http://www.truthaboutalbertapensions.ca/

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Child labour on government agenda

Tories turning their backs on 120 years of social progress Edmonton – Likely Progressive Conservatives (PC) leadership candidate Thomas Lukaszuk is positioning himself as the proponent of businesses putting 12-year-olds […]

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2000 Submission Prov Standing Policy Committee on Learning: What’s Wrong with Alberta’s Labour Law?

2000 Submission Prov Standing Policy Committee on Learning: What’s Wrong with Alberta’s Labour Law?

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