Dave Turowec

Edmonton – This is the budget the Wildrose Alliance made, says Gil McGowan, leader of Alberta’s largest labour group. “This budget is straight out of the Wildrose Alliance’s playbook – […]

With many different groups to please, each of the major stakeholders have different items on their wish lists leading up to Thursday’s budget. Aden Murphy, VP External of the U […]

Here’s a thought: maybe Madison, Wis., isn’t Cairo after all. Maybe it’s Baghdad – specifically, Baghdad in 2003, when the Bush administration put Iraq under the rule of officials chosen […]

Re: “Want to make money? Try public service,” Barbara Yaffe, Opinion, Feb. 20, and “Civil servants paid too much,” Editorial, Feb. 22. Yaffe quotes former Reform MP Herb Grubel, who […]

The story from faraway Wisconsin, insofar as it has been covered at all in the Canadian media, is usually treated as a bit of a joke – one that centres […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Democrats kept the Wisconsin Assembly up overnight with a droning filibuster in another desperate attempt to block the Republican governor’s bold plan to strip public sector […]

The Alberta government’s move to scrutinize forklift safety on work sites in a provincewide blitz starting Tuesday is long overdue, says the mother of a young man who was crushed […]

The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) is deeply concerned about Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s efforts to strip collective bargaining rights from 175,000 public sector workers. If enacted, the proposed legislation will […]

An increase in the number of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) inspections at worksites where forklifts are used has been welcomed by the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL), but the […]

SHERWOOD PARK – The Alberta government’s new inspection blitz of forklift operations is a good initiative, but on its own won’t be enough to protect workers from accidents, said the […]

The Alberta Federation of Labour feels more must be done to improve forklift safety in the province. AFL President Gil McGowan says the government’s announcement of a few weeks of […]

As Albertans brace for yet another budget that includes deep cuts to vital services, a coalition of unions is calling on Alberta’s Auditor General to investigate why the government is […]

Big fun in Little Buffalo Union members, human-rights activists and members of the Lubicon Cree took to the ice at the newly opened hockey rink in Little Buffalo at the […]

The new Keystone XL pipeline project threatens our environment, our job opportunities, and our energy security, so why isn’t Canada taking the issue seriously? The battle to stop the Keystone […]

Groups agitating for extension of the province’s occupational health and safety laws to protect farm workers are again attempting to push the contentious issue to the fore in Alberta. Earlier […]

Obama’s bitterest political enemies already import and refine 25 percent of oil sands crude reaching the U.S., and stand to profit from an increased flow The Keystone XL pipeline, awaiting […]

Here’s one for the books — unions, employers and human-rights activists working together on a project to improve the lives of a forgotten First Nations community in Alberta. These seemingly […]

AFL calls on government to revive CPP proposal, as poll proves it’s what Albertans want With Ted Morton no longer in cabinet, it’s time for the Alberta government to listen […]

Every morning Robert McDonald gets up just after 4 a.m. in order to get to work as a delivery truck driver in downtown Edmonton for 6:30. Up until a year […]

Journeymen in Alberta will now be allowed to supervise up to two apprentices. The rules changed on January 31st, increasing the ratio from 1:1. Even though critics say safety will […]

With Ted Morton no longer in cabinet, it’s time for the Alberta government to listen to its own citizens on pension reform and reverse its opposition to increasing Canada Pension […]

A crane arrived on the Horizon oilsands project Saturday to help get a better view of the damage caused by the coker fire earlier this month. “The crane was put […]

The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) called on Employment Minister Thomas Lukaszuk to extend health and safety laws to protect farm workers. “Three more Alberta farm workers have died in […]

Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan reacted to a special government health and safety audit of commercial construction sites, calling the results a “shocking wake-up call,” and the “clearest […]