URGENT ACTION: Join campaign to stop the dismantlement of the Canadian Wheat Board
Issue: The Harper government’s bid to dismantle the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) and undermine rural Prairie communities through Bill C-18, now before the Senate. Action Requested: Take part in an […]
Read moreWestern premiers meet here to stoke ‘economic powerhouse’
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Alison Redford will host her counterparts from Saskatchewan and B.C. on Tuesday to discuss the direction of the New West Partnership. The partnership, established in April […]
Read moreLabour group offers real solutions to Alberta’s deficit problems: Wealthy province can afford to protect services by adopting simple revenue fixes, says AFL
The Alberta government must do a better job of collecting revenue to provide the vital public services Albertans have clearly said they want, according to the 2012 Budget submission sent […]
Read moreNew evidence shows Lobbyist Registrar missed the mark in his report on cozy relationship between government and energy industry: AFL calls for new investigation based on documents showin…
EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour today released new evidence that sheds more light on the energy industry’s extraordinary influence over government public communication plans on shale gas and […]
Read moreLabour federation asks ethics commissioner to reopen lobbying investigation
EDMONTON – Two days after an investigation declared the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers not guilty of breaking lobbying laws, Alberta’s ethics commissioner said he will review newly released government […]
Read moreNovember 2011: Canadian Wheat Board; Keystone XL decision; Occupy Movement; health and safety blitzes
Prairie labour groups defend Canadian Wheat Board The The Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba Federations of Labour united to defend the Canadian Wheat Board against attack from the Harper government. In […]
Read moreRegistrar clears petroleum producers of breaking the rules: Group alleged to have influenced government PR strategy
Alberta’s lobbyist registrar has cleared the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers of any wrongdoing after allegations the group tried to influence government public relations strategy. “CAPP is not in breach […]
Read moreAlberta worked with industry on fracking PR strategy
The Alberta government met privately with the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers to discuss a joint public relations campaign designed to counter “misinformation” about the controversial shale-gas fracking industry in […]
Read morePetroleum group did not break lobbying rules, says registrar
Alberta’s lobbyist registrar has cleared the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers of any wrongdoing after allegations the group tried to influence government public relations strategy. “CAPP is not in breach […]
Read moreShale advocates need more than communications: A lobbying allegation is dismissed, but the optics are terrible
The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) yesterday was cleared by Alberta’s ethics commissioner of lobbying allegations made by the Alberta Federation of Labour. The decision, which you can read […]
Read moreDismissal of illegal lobbying complaint questioned
Internal government documents obtained by CBC appear to contradict some of the evidence upon which Alberta’s lobbyist registrar dismissed allegations of illegal lobbying against the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers. […]
Read moreStrikes, Lockouts and Boycotts
AFL Unfairs Non-unionized Beer Outlets an Privately Owned Wine Boutiques (cause: opening of non-unionized shops) Canada Post Franchise Outlets (privatization of Canada Post) NORPAC Food Processor Boycott [support for Oregon […]
Read moreB.C.’s anti-democratic Bill 18 discriminates against union activists
Help push back B.C.’s antidemocratic legislation. Fight Bill 18! Vancouver (28 Nov. 2011) – The B.C. Government and Service Employees Union (BCGEU/NUPGE) is mounting a fight against the provincial Liberal […]
Read morePrairie labour groups defend Wheat Board as Parliament votes;Western Agriculture Ministers acting against the interests of rural communities, says AFL
EDMONTON –The leading labour groups from the Prairie provinces today united in calling on the Harper government to abandon its illegal and undemocratic plan to dismantle the Canadian Wheat Board […]
Read morePrairie labour groups defend Wheat Board as Parliament votes
Western Agriculture Ministers acting against the interests of rural communities, says AFL EDMONTON, Nov. 28, 2011 /CNW/ – The leading labour groups from the Prairie provinces today united in calling […]
Read morePetroleum group did not break lobbying rules, Alberta registrar says
EDMONTON — Alberta’s lobbyist registrar has cleared the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers of any wrongdoing after allegations the group tried to influence government public relations strategy. “CAPP is not […]
Read moreAFL congratulates Alberta Occupiers: Protesters drew attention to issues many too timid to tackle
EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour congratulates Albertans involved in the growing Occupy movements for bringing issues of inequality in our wealthy province to greater public attention. “Calls for […]
Read moreSinopec can be prosecuted for workplace deaths
Alberta’s Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday a Chinese company can be prosecuted for its role in the deaths of two temporary foreign workers in 2007. Sinopec Shanghai Engineering Company Ltd. […]
Read moreFuture bleak for Alberta Liberals; among progressive parties, only NDP has momentum
If you want a useful yardstick of the relative health of Alberta’s opposition parties, you need look no further than the number of candidates they have nominated for the next […]
Read moreChinese company to face Canadian court
Chinese engineering, procurement, and construction management company Sinopec Shanghai Engineering Company (SSEC) could face charges in a Canadian court after a decision handed down yesterday by the Alberta Court of […]
Read moreKeystone reignites debate over upgrading
Renewed calls to process more bitumen in Alberta are following a delay in a proposed export pipeline even though the economic upside for upgrading plants in recent years has shrunk. […]
Read moreIf companies like Sinopec are going to invest in the oil sands, they need to respect our laws, says McGowan
AFL applauds court decision to hold Chinese firm to account for workers’ deaths EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour applauds the Alberta Court of Appeal’s decision to uphold a […]
Read moreCourt says Chinese firm can face trial on safety charges in oilsands deaths
EDMONTON _ A unit of a giant Chinese petrochemical corporation can face trial on safety charges in the deaths of two oilsands workers. The Alberta Court of Appeal has upheld […]
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