Canadian price of crude oil would rise with the creation of Northern Gateway pipeline
/Listen to the first segment of Part 3 of CBC’s “As It Happens” for Tuesday, September 4th titled “Northern Gateway Hearings. The Alberta Federation of Labour says the Enbridge pipeline […]
Read moreThe Get Out of Fail Free Card Mission
Explanation of why the creation of the Gateway pipeline from Alberta to Kitimat BC will raise the price of crude oil for Canadian refineries. Segment III titled, “Northern Gateway Hearings. […]
Read moreProjected Northern Gateway figures err on the side of caution
Exactly how much will Enbridge Inc.’s Northern Gateway pipeline benefit Canada? In a report submitted to the National Energy Board, Enbridge says $38-billion. But in a federal review panel hearing […]
Read moreFederal hearings resume on Enbridge oilsands pipeline
(Edmonton Journal; Sept. 4) – Enbridge will be grilled this week on its $6 billion Northern Gateway project as hearings enter the final phase where interveners can challenge the company’s […]
Read moreEnbridge challenged on pipeline benefits
/Forecasts are too rosy; critics claim Enbridge faced tough questions Wednesday on its predictions that more than $300 billion in economic benefits will flow from its proposed $6-billion pipeline to […]
Read moreEnbridge pipeline hearing focuses on economic benefits
/Under fire from Alberta unions, Enbridge said Tuesday its proposed Northern Gateway pipeline will not cause job losses in the refining sector though it will be affected by higher prices […]
Read moreReality Check: Few permanent jobs with the Northern Gateway pipeline
Reality Check: Few permanent jobs with the Northern Gateway pipeline Alberta will see only 24 permanent jobs from the pipeline should it be approved, despite billions of dollars of bitumen […]
Read moreEnbridge pipeline hearing focuses on economic benefits
/EDMONTON – Under fire from Alberta unions, Enbridge said Tuesday its proposed Northern Gateway pipeline will not cause job losses in the refining sector though it will be affected by […]
Read moreEnbridge Gateway pipeline would cost jobs in Alberta says Union
/Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway oil pipeline to Canada’s Pacific Coast could cost thousands of high-paying refining jobs in Alberta, a labour group warned in Edmonton on Tuesday as the company […]
Read moreShipped Down the Pipeline
AFL Shipped Down the Pipeline brochure for the 2012 Joint Review Committee hearings into the Northern Gateway pipeline.
Read moreEnbridge NGP Response to JRP
One of Enbridge’s filings related to jobs to to the Joint Review Panel hearings on the Northern Gateway pipeline. Enbridge NGP Response to JRP IR No. 3
Read moreAugust 2012: Two-tier minimum wage; AFL 100 years Labour Day; AB govt no longer reports farm fatalities; Harper’s low-wage agenda; Bogus labour-shortage figures; Billions lost in royaliti…
Two-Tier Minimum Wage lberta’s poorly written two-tier minimum wage system is open to abuse by employers who are taking advantage of these laws to rip off the lowest-paid workers in […]
Read moreNorthern Gateway to drain Alberta refineries of oil, jobs
Enbridge’s figures show dramatic drop in Western Canada refinery activity: AFL EDMONTON – Western Canada’s refineries will lose tens of thousands of barrels of oil per day when the Northern […]
Read moreReality Check: How Many Jobs Will Northern Gateway Create?
Enbridge and their supporters in the Harper and Redford governments like to claim the Northern Gateway pipeline will create thousands of jobs for Canadians. Those claims don’t stand up to […]
Read moreReality Check: “New Markets” for our Oil
“Canada needs new markets in Asia!” The Enbridge case for the Northern Gateway pipeline rests on fetching a higher price for bitumen from Asian customers. The argument from Enbridge and […]
Read moreEnbridge defends Northern Gateway in final phase of public hearings
After a bumpy ride this summer, Enbridge will face a tough grilling this week on its $6 billion Northern Gateway project as public hearings enter their final phase in which […]
Read moreEnbridge says Northern Gateway ‘no different’ from other projects
Compares pipeline to Canadian Pacific Railway and the St. Lawrence Seaway Enbridge has told the National Energy Board that the company’s $6-billion plan to build a pipeline from the Alberta […]
Read moreAs it Happens: Northern Gateway Hearings
TUESDAY BILLS * Northern Gateway Hearings. The Alberta Federation of Labour says the Enbridge pipeline project will actually eliminate Canadian jobs. Take those jobs and shove them. Enbridge says the […]
Read moreEnbridge says Northern Gateway ‘no different’ from other projects
Compares pipeline to Canadian Pacific Railway and the St. Lawrence Seaway Enbridge has told the National Energy Board that the company’s $6-billion plan to build a pipeline from the Alberta […]
Read moreEnbridge defends Northern Gateway in final phase of public hearings
/After a bumpy ride this summer, Enbridge will face a tough grilling this week on its $6 billion Northern Gateway project as public hearings enter their final phase in which […]
Read moreEnbridge says Northern Gateway ‘no different’ from other projects
/Compares pipeline to Canadian Pacific Railway and the St. Laurence Seaway Enbridge has told the National Energy Board that the company’s $6-billion plan to build a pipeline from the Alberta […]
Read moreLabor group warns of job losses from planned Enbridge oil line
/EDMONTON, Alberta (Reuters) – Enbridge Inc’s proposed Northern Gateway oil pipeline to Canada’s Pacific Coast could cost thousands of high-paying refining jobs in Alberta, a labor group warned on Tuesday […]
Read moreEnbridge Inc. faces critics at Northern Gateway Joint Review Panel hearing: live blog
/Enbridge Inc. will face tough questions from intervenors at the Northern Gateway Joint Review Panel’s hearing in Edmonton this afternoon. Among them are the Government of BC, the Alberta Federation […]
Read moreMcGowan: Harper’s gift on Labour Day – wage suppression
This Labour Day, working Albertans have a lot to be thankful for. We have the highest wages, the best job prospects and the highest standard of living in Canada. So, […]
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