Dave Turowec

Advice to Minister – Concerns on Legality of Copeman Clinic Issued with Thursday, February 20, 2014 New Release Government document questions legality of private health care clinic

2014 Backgrounder: Coalition Response to Auditor General’s Report

The report of the Auditor General released today supports the argument that changes to public employee pension plans are premature and have not been properly analyzed. The approach taken by […]

2014 Ltr to Kenney_Alberta unions call for TFW Sunshine List

Leaders from major Alberta unions call for greater transparency for guest worker program EDMONTON – Lists of employers who have been approved to hire workers through the Temporary Foreign Worker […]

Canadians deserve transparency, but Harper Government making it easier to hide TFW abuses Edmonton – In the wake of a series of scandals that have seen Canadians losing their jobs […]

2014 Backgrounder: Sunshine List for TFW Program

Pracer-Promec seems unrepentant, saying they’ll continue to use TFWs Edmonton – The 65 workers who were replaced by Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs) last week have still lost their jobs, despite […]

Edmonton – In a press release on Feb. 6, 2014, the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) made a mistake in how it identified the employer that had fired 65 Canadian […]

TFWs will be moved to another project, but it remains unclear if fired Canadians will get their jobs back Edmonton – The company involved in a TFW scandal on Imperial […]

Employers are becoming emboldened as Harper Government continues to turn a blind eye to abuse of TFW program Edmonton – The time has come for Canadian construction workers to express […]

Generosity for an overpaid inner circle while freezing workers’ wages Edmonton – Premier Alison Redford offered a fierce — and disingenuous — defense of high salaries for her inner circle […]

Online calculator at TruthAboutAlbertaPensions.ca shows impact of destructive pension proposals Edmonton – Public-sector workers all over Alberta are learning how much the Redford government’s pension proposals could cost them. In […]

2013 Coalition on Pensions Final Report to Government

2013 Costing of Plan Changes LAPP and PSPP_Final

2013 Review of Future Sustainability for LAPP and PSPP

2014 Fast Facts on Pensions

2001 January Submission Minister’s Committee on Employment Leave for Parents

Redford government’s proposed cuts to public-sector pensions are “unjustified, unfair and reckless” Leaders of largest public-sector unions unveil actuarial report showing pension plans in good shape EDMONTON – A new […]

New actuarial study demonstrates that Alberta pension plans are healthy and getting healthier – even without benefit changes EDMONTON – A new study prepared by an independent, professional actuary shows […]

Mintz email to Finance on PST Paper – attachment to Release 01 2014

“Are Tories attempting to buy academic endorsement of government policy?” asks McGowan Edmonton – The Alberta Federation of Labour has released documents that suggest the Redford government has been spending […]

500,000 grant to U of C School on Public Policy – attachment to release 1

Urgent Action Alberta Federation of Labour Open House On Tuesday, February 11, the Alberta Federation of Labour invites you to attend our annual open house. The open house, which is […]