Federal government will close wage gap for temporary foreign workers
OTTAWA — Changes to the ailing temporary foreign worker program unveiled Monday are little more than an admission of error and fall short of the massive overhaul the Conservative government […]
Read moreBusinesses being given temporary foreign worker permits regardless of economic need
8,600 jobs lost in 2010, but government approves whopping 22,992 TFW positions Edmonton – Over the past four years, Alberta has brought in thousands more temporary foreign workers (TFWs) than […]
Read moreCourt rules remand centre union in contempt
EDMONTON – The widespread wildcat strike that started last week with guards at Edmonton’s Remand Centre and spread to facilities throughout the province took a dramatic turn Monday night. After […]
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2013 ltr to Hon Lukaszuk_Remand Centre Strike
Read moreGovernment needs to get its priorities straight when it comes to resolving prison strikes
AFL urges premier to address health and safety concerns of workers so situation can be resolved Edmonton – Alberta’s largest labour group, representing 160,000 workers, is urging the premier to […]
Read moreLabour conference welcomes Allan Gregg
/Well-known Tory pollster criticizes anti-labour Harper government Edmonton – The defence of reason makes strange bedfellows. Well-known Canadian pundit and Tory pollster Allan Gregg will speak at the Alberta Federation […]
Read moreLabour Leaders From Across the Province Rally Against LRT Privatization
Alberta’s union movement is standing up for public transit Edmonton – Hundreds of concerned Albertans and union members will rally today at noon at city hall in protest of privatization […]
Read moreGovernment correspondence shows big business pulling the strings
AFL calls for independent review of shady lobbying activity by construction industry executives Edmonton – Secret documents suggest Alberta’s construction industry is exerting undue influence on government decisions. In the […]
Read moreTemporary Foreign Worker Program: Conservative government must fix what it broke
Unions and migrant workers’ advocacy groups warned Human Resources Minister Diane Finley of potential for abuse. Last year the government announced changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP)Temporary Foreign […]
Read morePipeline Economics: The dollars & cents of the energy export debate
When Alberta’s oil sands started being commercially developed almost 50 years ago, the biggest challenge for companies was finding cost-effective production technologies. Producers such as Sun Oil Company (now Suncor […]
Read moreProvince probes labour dispute at Whyte Ave. tattoo parlour
The province is investigating claims by nine former employees of a Whyte Avenue tattoo and bodypiercing shop that they didn’t receive severance pay and T4 slips after they were laid […]
Read moreDoing the Heavy Lifting
Canada’s temporary foreign workers vulnerable to exploitation OTTAWA—José Sicajau, a Guatemalan man of Indigenous descent, had grown accustomed to exploitative conditions after several years as a Temporary Foreign Worker growing […]
Read moreAlberta town would be ‘shut down’ without foreign workers
After news of RBC’s outsourcing of jobs caused a nationwide outcry, one small Alberta town said it depends on foreign workers to fill jobs that Canadians refuse. In Rocky Mountain […]
Read moreFalse crisis
Re: “AFL says chains abusing program; Foreign staff fill low-wage positions,” April 10. Alberta Federation of Labour leader Gil McGowan makes some sweeping generalizations about Alberta employers and the temporary […]
Read moreFast-food chains abusing foreign workers program, says labour leader
Program intended to address shortages in high-skill jobs A federal program intended to fast-track skilled workers into Canada is instead being used by a “who’s who” of fast-food chains and […]
Read moreWho hires temporary foreign workers? You’d be surprised
Todd Bender doesn’t seem like he’d be in the market for temporary foreign workers: He’s executive director of CityKidz, a faith-driven group working with young people in inner-city Hamilton. His […]
Read moreFederal program being misused?
The controversy over the outsourcing of dozens of Canadian jobs by the Royal Bank of Canada has put the spotlight on the much bigger issue of how Canada’s Temporary Foreign […]
Read moreWill work for less: a primer on temporary foreign workers
Earlier this week, news broke that RBC plans to hire 45 temporary foreign workers through iGate, an IT contractor, to fill positions of employees who say that, in fact, they’re […]
Read moreRise in foreign temp workers questioned by labour groups
Labour economist says program allows firms to keep wages low The Alberta Federation of Labour called for an inquiry Tuesday after it obtained a government list of more than 4,000 […]
Read moreTories looking at review of foreign worker program
OTTAWA—The federal government is investigating the possible abuse of the temporary foreign workers hiring program by Canadian companies and is expected to overhaul it to put greater onus on businesses […]
Read moreLabour federations call for freeze on temporary foreign workers program
The B.C. Federation of Labour has joined its counterpart in Alberta in a call for an immediate freeze on the country’s accelerated process for temporary foreign workers applications. “The fast […]
Read moreIt’s clearly bad news’
The budget cuts to post-secondary education will not only trickle down and affect the entire Lethbridge economy, they will also have a negative impact on the quality of education and […]
Read moreRise in foreign temp workers questioned by labour groups
The Alberta Federation of Labour called for an inquiry Tuesday after it obtained a government list of more than 4,000 companies given approval to hire temporary foreign workers last year, […]
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