Dave Turowec

It’s designed to help Kenney save his leadership, wiggle out from RCMP investigation and silence one of his fiercest critics EDMONTON – The UCP gave Bill 81 the innocuous sounding […]

AFL president says it’s now Premier Kenney’s turn to step up and protect Alberta workers EDMONTON – The president of Alberta’s largest worker advocacy group is applauding today’s announcement confirming […]

Update on Bill 81 December 13, 2021 Due to overwhelming public and internal opposition, the UCP government amended Bill 81, the Election Statutes Amendment Act, and passed the legislation in […]

Ironically, the campaign is exactly the kind of thing that would be outlawed if Bill 81 passes EDMONTON – Alberta’s largest worker advocacy group, the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL), […]

AFL raises the alarm about the UCP’s authoritarian Bill 81 EDMONTON – The leaders of more than 20 Alberta unions are raising the alarm about the Kenney government’s Bill 81, […]

“We should never stop celebrating this victory, nor forget how it was won: through the power of citizens working together in civil society.” The following is a statement from Gil […]

Union leader condemns UCP’s Bill 81 as a “blatant effort to silence workers while magnifying the power of the rich” The following is a statement from Gil McGowan, president of […]

Did you know? It should be presumed that nurses, doctors and other frontline workers could have PTSD from the trauma of working in hospitals during Alberta’s brutal COVID-19 fourth wave […]

Campaign also calls for proper mental health supports for health care workers traumatized by the UCP’s unnecessary fourth wave EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour, Alberta’s largest worker advocacy […]

McGowan offers Kenney advice about how to make it up to Albertans EDMONTON – The president of the Alberta Federation of Labour says Premier Jason Kenney and the UCP have […]

This is an excerpt from the speech delivered on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 by Alberta Federation of Labour President, Gil McGowan, to hundreds of Registered Nurses and Registered Psychiatric Nurses […]

AFL sends message to anti-vaxxers: mandatory workplace COVID vaccination policies are legal EDMONTON – Alberta’s largest worker group, the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL), has released a legal opinion stating […]

The UCP has left us with no choice – but workers need financial support The Executive Council of the Alberta Federation of Labour, representing more than 20 Alberta unions in […]

“We’ve run out of staff. Kenney’s fourth wave is collapsing the system.” EDMONTON – The leaders of Alberta’s largest health care unions are calling on Premier Jason Kenney to ask […]

All workers should have secure pensions, not just 1/3 of the workforce EDMONTON – On September 16, 2021, AFL President Gil McGowan delivered a stark message and a clear demand […]

Statement from Gil McGowan, President of the Alberta Federation of Labour, Alberta’s largest labour organization with affiliate unions spanning the province and its industries with more than 170,000 workers. EDMONTON […]

Statement from AFL president Gil McGowan on anti-vax protests at Alberta hospitals EDMONTON – The following statement was released this morning by Gil McGowan, president of the Alberta Federation of […]

Federal election rules are different than provincial elections. Find out more on how best to prepare to vote below. Did you know? You can vote ANY day of the election […]

Union members and Alberta workers should not be fooled by Conservative leader Erin O’Toole’s feel-good words on unions. He only wants your votes. A closer look at where the Conservatives […]

Conservative Leader O’Toole only wants union votes, but Party is deeply anti-union EDMONTON – Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan sent a letter to Erin O’Toole, reminding him the […]

EDMONTON – Support Our Students (SOS) Alberta, with support from Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL), have released an easy-to-use letter writing tool at www.safeschoolsAB.ca for parents and community members to […]

The Alberta Federation of Labour statement on the Ontario court ruling against the “Student Choice Initiative” EDMONTON – In 2019, the Ford government instituted its “Student Choice Initiative” that interfered […]

Wage cuts insult ‘pandemic heroes’ and will worsen the already serious nurses’ shortage Edmonton – The UCP’s plan to cut the wages of Alberta nurses despite their dedicated service during […]

Joint statement from the leaders of Alberta’s largest labour organizations EDMONTON – National Indigenous Peoples Day and National Indigenous History Month offer the opportunity to celebrate the resiliency, beauty and […]