Labour group argues expanding AB pipeline to US will cost province in the long run Read it on Global News: Global Edmonton | Alberta labour group joins opposition to Keystone pipeline p…
The Alberta Federation of Labour, which represents 145,000 workers, is adding its voice to the growing list of opponents of a proposed pipeline project that would ship raw bitumen from […]
Read moreGeorgia: Strike-breaking, union-busting, forced labour
Georgian workers continue to experience severe trade union repression at the hands of both the employer and the government. The latest attack comes at Hercules Steel, a Georgian-Indian joint venture […]
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Letter to the Editor Re: “Still solid,” Letter, Sept. 7. The Merit Contractors Association (Alberta) needs lessons in geography and reality. Geography first. The oilsands are in Alberta – not […]
Read moreWhy oil workers opposed Keystone XL
OTTAWA, Sept. 20, 2011 /CNW/ – Following a briefing for Members of Parliament, Canada’s largest energy workers’ union will hold a news conference on the Keystone XL pipeline: When: 10:30 […]
Read moreAlberta ramps up inspections of residential worksites
Residential construction sites in Alberta are being targeted by occupational health and safety officers for surprise inspections during a month-long inspection blitz. “We launched a focused campaign on residential construction […]
Read moreMexican Electrical Workers finally win recognition and settlement
For over two years Mexico’s Electrical Workers Union (SME) has been fighting their government’s persecution and attempt to annihilate the union. Finally after two years of incredible struggle, and with […]
Read moreAir Canada customer service workers can keep pension plan: arbitrator: Arbitrator sides with union over issue that led to three-day strike
The union representing Air Canada’s customer service workers can keep its defined benefit pension plan, an arbitrator has ruled. The controversial issue played a key role in the union’s three-day […]
Read moreDelayed justice spells danger for Alberta workers: Action needed now to make worksites safe as province braces for boom in foreign employees
The delay of the criminal case against companies involved in the deaths of two oilsands employees is bad news for Alberta workers, says the province’s largest labour group. “Justice delayed […]
Read moreSaskatchewan Federation of Labour files in union lawsuit against provincial government
Over the summer months, the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour and 25 additional plaintiffs (SFL et al.) filed their legal argument in the Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench related to the […]
Read moreResidential building sites getting blitzed by inspectors
The current safety blitz under way by Alberta Occupational Health and Safety is a good step in making construction sites safer, but the province’s largest labour organization says a one-off […]
Read moreCourt backs Husky oil executive’s bid to get visas for his Nepalese servants
Since he left his native Nepal 13 years ago, Shyam Thapa Chhetri has spent his entire adult life working with his brother Shalik as domestic servants at the home of […]
Read moreHyatt’s Subcontractors Are Destroying Good Jobs
On August 31, 2009, Hyatt fired its entire housekeeping staff at three non-union hotels in the Boston area, replacing women who had worked at Hyatt for decades with workers from […]
Read moreGary Mar must answer $660-million question: Will he cut services again to pay for his latest gift to wealthy corporations?
Gary Mar has a $660-million question to answer if he wants to become Premier of Alberta, says the province’s largest labour group. “That’s how much money Mar will be giving […]
Read moreOne-time blitz of construction sites not enough to save real lives: Alberta workers deserve the same protection that other Canadians enjoy
A blitz of residential construction sites by inspectors is a welcome step in making worksites safer, but this short, one-off campaign is not the solution to safety woes, says the […]
Read moreInspection blitz puts Alberta homebuilders ‘on notice’: Labour leader criticizes advance notice to employers, calls for more frequent checkups
EDMONTON — The minister in charge of worker safety launched a month-long inspection blitz Monday, focusing on the province’s booming residential construction industry. This is the third and final inspection […]
Read moreInspection blitz to target home construction sites
Occupational health and safety officers will be targeting Alberta residential construction sites in a month-long inspection blitz to make sure workers and employers are following workplace safety rules. “There is […]
Read moreMinister touched by plight of women who got pregnant hoping to stay in Canada
EDMONTON – Employment Minister Thomas Lukaszuk has stepped up his push to get permanent status for temporary foreign workers in Alberta after hearing of recent cases of abuse of some […]
Read moreReal solutions missing in Alberta government response on TFWs: More must be done to address province’s labour needs and protect vulnerable workers
The Alberta government has recognized the failings of the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program, but has missed an opportunity to offer real solutions, says the province’s largest labour organization. “We […]
Read moreFederal Tories’ promise to restrict bitumen exports falls by wayside
The Harper government has quietly buried a controversial promise to ban bitumen exports to countries that are environmental laggards, as Alberta and the energy industry formalize plans to ship oilsands […]
Read moreWestern Canadian Energy Ministries “Collaborate” in Secret with Petroleum Cartel to Develop Fracking Policies
Vancouver – Through top-down deregulatory and environmental streamlining directives under the recently formed New West Partnership, the British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan Ministries of Energy (for oil and gas) held […]
Read moreDefeat of SB 5 could embolden private-sector unions, Kasich warns
CLEVELAND — Gov. John Kasich said today that a Republican loss on Senate Bill 5 this fall could make it easier for private-sector workers to unionize. Speaking to about 250 […]
Read moreNew West Partnership Includes CAPP Lobbyists in Fracking Policy Development
The British Columbia Ministry of Energy was designated a “lead agency” in a backroom collaboration with Alberta and Saskatchewan to address water concerns for the province’s rapidly expanding shale gas […]
Read moreMcGowan: Trades workers under attack
Labour Day is a holiday to honour the contributions that workers make every day to the economy and the communities in which they live. It’s supposed to be a day […]
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