Time to boost CPP
There was a time when many Canadians resented being forced to participate in the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), believing they could do better on their own. Two stock market crashes […]
Read moreExperts gather to discuss how to solve Canada’s pension crisis: Edmonton summit to focus on finding real solutions
Edmonton – A crisis in retirement income is looming in Canada and Albertans will be among those hurt the most – unless there’s real reform of the nation’s pension system. […]
Read moreNew farm safety council to review worker protection: Labour body says Alberta waited too long
The Alberta government announced on Tuesday the creation of a new farm safety advisory council, but the move was immediately panned by those who believe the government has already waited […]
Read moreJoin the fight to save Edmonton jobs threatened by Canada Post privatization
The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) is fighting to save Canada Post jobs from being outsourced – and you can join that battle. The Crown Corporation announced earlier this […]
Read moreGovernment’s ‘completely inadequate’ plan on farm safety will leave workers at risk: Conservatives have clearly caved in to pressure from industry, says AFL
Edmonton – The Alberta government announcement that it is forming an advisory council on farm safety is a stab in the back for all farm workers, says the Alberta Federation […]
Read moreAFL raises red flag about more cuts to health, education and other necessary services
Morton’s fiscal update shows government gearing up for severe cuts despite what Albertans want Edmonton – Today’s fiscal update shows the government of Alberta is laying the groundwork for a […]
Read moreUnion calls for expansion of CPP
One of the largest labour unions in Canada has sounded the alarm about one of the most talked-about issues of the day – the Canada Pension Plan. The Alberta Federation […]
Read moreWorkshop calls temporary foreign worker program a ‘disaster’
A human rights expert is the keynote speaker at a workshop today, holding up Alberta’s temporary foreign worker program as a failure. Karl Flecker, director of anti-racism and human rights […]
Read moreAlberta labour group launches campaign for CPP reform
A campaign for “real” pension reform has been launched in Alberta by the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) and the Canadian Labour Congress, hoping to persuade the provincial government to […]
Read moreAlberta needs pension reform: AFL Report says more than half of senior families have no pension
EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour says the provincial government needs to get on board with Canadian Pension Plan reform or get out of the way. In a report […]
Read moreAFL wants CPP expansion
The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) is calling the Alberta government out on its stance against an enhanced Canada Pension Plan (CPP). In a report released on November 16 by […]
Read more2010 Nov Speaking Notes – Launch of REAL Pension Reform Campaign
Launch of AFL Real Pension Reform Campaign November 16, 2010 Matrix Hotel, Edmonton, Alberta Good morning and welcome. We’ve invited you here today because a crisis is looming: a crisis […]
Read moreHey Ted, Albertans want REAL pension reform: Labour groups urge Alberta Tories to stop standing in the way of CPP expansion
Edmonton – A campaign for REAL pension reform was launched in Alberta today to persuade the provincial government to change its mind and join the growing consensus around expanding the […]
Read moreIt IS Broke – So Fix it!
It IS Broke … so fix it! Why real pension reform is needed to address Alberta’s looming crisis in retirement income A report by economist Hugh MacKenzie that shows Albertans […]
Read moreAFL & CLC launch campaign aimed at bolstering the CPP
Labour groups hope to pressure Alberta to accept federal proposals to improve pensions. In June, Alberta Finance Minister Ted Morton said the province will not support a proposed expansion of […]
Read moreNovember 2010: Better health and safety rules; pension reform; Parkland fall conference; Lakoff lecture highlights; stop Calgary Public Library cuts
AFL demands better health and safety rules The AFL has released a 10-point plan on workplace health and safety (click here for the plan), calling for immediate action from the […]
Read moreWorkplace safety needs work, says AFL: Labour union releases 10-point plan to improve safety
The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) released a 10-point plan yesterday on how they would like to see workplace safety improved in the province just as the Alberta government unveiled […]
Read moreAlberta workplace safety laws need to be improved
According to the Alberta Federation of Labour Friday, unless the province improves workplace safety law, economic recovery will only bring an increase in workplace injuries and fatalities. Announcing four new […]
Read moreLabour calls on Alberta to improve jobsite safety, province hiring 8 inspectors
EDMONTON – Labour groups say more people will be killed and injured in Alberta if the province fails to make sweeping changes to improve safety at job sites. The Alberta […]
Read moreAlberta Workplace safety laws need boost, AFL warns: Economic boom could see more injuries and deaths
EDMONTON – Economic recovery will bring an increase in workplace injuries and fatalities unless the province improves workplace safety law, the Alberta Federation of Labour said Friday. On the same […]
Read moreNew union campaign says Alberta can – and must – do better on workplace safety: AFL unveils 10-point plan to stop return to boom-style carnage
Edmonton – The Alberta Federation of Labour today releases a 10-point plan for immediate action (click here for full text of plan) to improve workplace safety in the province. “The […]
Read moreKeeping Albertans Safe – We Can Do Better!
Keeping Albertans Safe – We Can Do Better! Alberta does NOT have to be the Most Dangerous Place in Canada to be a worker: A 10-Point Plan for Safe Workplaces […]
Read moreThree Alberta workers fatally injured over three-day period
An Alberta employee has died after suffering serious head injuries at an oilfield site, the third workplace fatality in the province in as many days. At about 9 am on […]
Read more3 Alberta workplace deaths upset union leader
Three workplace fatalities occurred in Alberta last week and that has drawn the ire of at least one union leader. These incidents, which included a man falling off a ladder […]
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