Dave Turowec

The United Steelworkers Canada (USW) union is marking the 20th anniversary of the fatal Westray mine explosion by renewing its call for increased enforcement of Bill C-45, federal legislation which […]

Barely two months after a British Columbia Supreme Court judge certified a $10-million class-action lawsuit on behalf of more than 70 temporary foreign workers alleging flagrant violations of pay and […]

Alberta has never used provisions of “Westray Act” even though it could act as an effective deterrent to corporate negligence The president of Alberta’s largest union organization today called on […]

30 years ago: Fort McMurray will receive $2,199,000 in provincial funding under the Arterial Roadway, Public Transit and Transportation Systems Management programs. Under the 5-year Trust Agreement public transit project […]

Canadian companies that want to bring in highly skilled foreign workers temporarily will be able to do so faster and pay them less under new federal immigration rules aimed at […]

The history of Alberta’s labour movement will be commemorated in song on Saturday at the Red Deer Public Library. Singer/songwriter Maria Dunn will be joined by Shannon Johnson on violin […]

Five years of dealing with temporary foreign workers affected Yessy Byl in a way she did not expect. There were the stories, from the more than 1,000 people she spoke […]

Exploited workers, unfair wages, picket-line bravery and basic employee mistreatment were all-too common in yesterday’s workplace. Today, these are often thought of as issues of a past and less-civilized time. […]

RED DEER: One of Alberta’s best-known folk singers is coming to Red Deer to present songs about the life of immigrant women workers in one of Alberta’s longest standing manufacturing […]

2008 April Presentation House of Commons Standing Committee on Immigration

Celebrations are underway across the province to mark the 100th Anniversary of the Alberta Federation of Labour, and Calgary trade unionists have plans to mark the Centennial by drawing attention […]

Union leaders in B.C. and Alberta are upset with changes to the Temporary Foreign Workers (TFW) program that reduces the time it takes for employers to hire skilled trades people, […]

Elections Alberta received thousands of complaints over robocalls used in the recent provincial election but neither the Tories nor the Wildrose party are ready to call for new legislation or […]

The Alberta Federation of Labour got its start in Lethbridge in 1912, and will hold several events at the beginning of May to commerate its 100th anniversary, with a little […]

Calgary mom tearfully remembers teenaged son electrocuted while helping to erect a party tent Julie Hamilton knows by heart how many days since her son Tim was killed in a […]

How did the Alberta PCs win a majority in Monday’s election when every poll for a month showed them behind the upstart Wildrose Party? Simple: They united the left and […]

High death rate shows more must be done to protect workers, says labour groups A monument to dead workers will be unveiled in Edmonton on the National Day of Mourning […]

The federal Temporary Foreign Worker Program has become a necessary evil, fraught with so many troubling issues that we must hold our nose while applauding changes announced to it this […]

Juno-nominated folksinger’s tour celebrates 100 years of labour history One of Alberta’s best-known folk singers is coming to Medicine Hat to present stories about the early years of Alberta labour […]

Juno-nominated folksinger’s tour celebrates 100 years of labour history One of Alberta’s best-known folk singers is coming to Lethbridge to present stories about the early years of Alberta labour through […]

Juno-nominated folksinger’s tour celebrates 100 years of labour history One of Alberta’s best-known folk singers is coming to the Drumheller Valley to present stories about the early years of Alberta […]

Juno-nominated folksinger’s tour celebrates 100 years of labour history One of Alberta’s best-known folk singers is coming to Calgary to present stories about the early years of Alberta labour through […]

EDMONTON – Labour groups are stepping up their attack on changes to regulations for temporary foreign workers, saying the adjustments will reduce wages for Canadians, make it tougher for union […]

NISKU – Alberta businesses, frustrated by red tape and delays in hiring temporary foreign workers, got a break Wednesday from the federal government. Human Resources and Skills Development Minister Diane […]