Dave Turowec

The UCP government recently announced that data from the Canadian Institute of Health Information (CIHI) supports their decision to pick a fight with Alberta’s physicians, which they have continued even […]

Part 7: A Safe School Reopening Back on March 15, 2020, Minister of Education Adriana LaGrange spoke at the daily COVID-19 update to announce that K-12 schools would be closed […]

The government is quietly engaged in expedited reviews to undermine both the occupational health and safety, and workers’ compensation systems EDMONTON – This summer, in the midst of an ongoing […]

The government’s new focus on parental subsidies will keep many women out of the workforce and hamper our economic recovery EDMONTON – With September just around the corner many working […]

Alberta Fire Fighters disappointed with AHS announcement to consolidate EMS dispatch For Immediate Release August 4, 2020 Today’s announcement by Alberta Health Services stating that they will be consolidating Emergency […]

This summer, in the midst of a pandemic, the UCP government is quietly coming after your workplace health and safety rights and protections. This after they have just rammed through […]

Passed this week, Bill 32 the Restoring Balance in Alberta’s Workplaces Act, is the UCP government’s undemocratic, anti-worker law that will enact sweeping regressive changes on Alberta workers and workplaces. […]

Kenney’s arrogance and his radicalism is uniting Albertans in opposition to his dangerous agenda These are the remarks made by Alberta Federation of Labour president, Gil McGowan, in response to […]

Alberta unions will fight UCP efforts to turn Alberta into “Alabama North” EDMONTON – Unless major amendments are made to Bill 32 during this week’s session of the Alberta Legislature, […]

The AFL releases list of the “top six” most dangerous sections of Bill 32 The Alberta Federation of Labour has released a “Top Six” list of the most dangerous sections […]

Kenney’s UCP government is claiming that their Bill 32, the so-called Restoring Balance in Alberta’s Workplaces Act, is standing up for individual workers, but when you look at what the […]

The real story on Bill 32 is NOT that unions spend money on politics; it’s that the UCP’s corporate supporters spend far more, and often don’t even bother to follow […]

AFL shows that while Kenney was fabricating his camping trip, he was also distorting the truth about union political spending EDMONTON – So, it turns out that Jason Kenney lied […]

The UCP introduced Bill 30, the Health Statutes Amendment Act in the legislature on July 6, 2020. This bill is a major step to opening up Alberta’s healthcare system to […]

Lessons must be learned so we’re better prepared if we’re hit by a second wave EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour today asked the Auditor General of Alberta to […]

Want to know how? Watch the video or keep reading. Everyone knows that billionaires and big corporations want different things than workers do. Corporations want tax breaks and fewer rules […]

“If the UCP has nothing to hide, release your legal opinions” says AFL EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) has released internal government documents obtained through the Freedom […]

But he will continue calling out “the UCP’s authoritarian-inspired tactics” The president of the Alberta Federation of Labour, Gil McGowan, issued the following statement today. I, Gil McGowan, president of […]

The newly introduced Bill 32, Restoring Balance in Alberta’s Workplaces Act is the UCP government’s undemocratic, anti-worker law that will enact sweeping regressive changes on Alberta workers and workplaces. It […]

Alberta Federation of Labour Executive Council passes motion calling on provincial government to act. EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour is calling on the Chief Medical Officer of Health […]

The UCP’s double-standard on unions vs. corporations will bring the opposite of balance to Alberta’s political stage EDMONTON – Why should unions, which already have robust systems for internal democratic […]

Because it hurts all of us! Jason Kenney and the UCP government’s Bill 32 is an attack on workers and unions to tip the scales in favour of corporations and […]

‘Bill 32 represents a fundamental attack on worker rights and democracy,’ says AFL These are the remarks that Alberta Federation of Labour president, Gil McGowan, made in response to the […]

New poll shows that 78 per cent of Albertans want to see action on universal child care coming out of COVID-19 EDMONTON – In a recent poll done for the […]