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EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour says spending on public-sector monitoring of the environment has dropped precipitously in the years that investment in oilsands developments has rocketed. Their analysis […]

AFL analysis shows Alberta government’s real priorities − calls for public investment in environmental monitoring and enforcement Edmonton – The Alberta government decimated program spending on environmental enforcement, compliance, and […]

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Alberta gained more full-time jobs in August, but its unemployment rate nudged up 0.2 percentage points in August to 6.5 per cent, seasonally adjusted figures from Statistics Canada showed Friday. […]

The latest unemployment numbers were released Friday. Statistics Canada reports Alberta’s jobless rate rose from 6.3 per cent to 6.5 per cent, well below the national average of 8.1 per […]

After a mid-summer improvement, Alberta’s jobless rate increased during August. At 6.5 per cent – up from 6.3 per cent in July – it remains lower than the nation’s 8.1 […]

Edmonton – As Alberta’s official unemployment rate edges up to 6.5%, the Alberta Federation of Labour released figures showing Alberta’s “real” unemployment rate – including discouraged workers and involuntary part-timers […]

Say ‘No’ to private health care! At 10 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 10, those who value public health care can join a rally organized by Friends of Medicare at the […]

EDMONTON – For the first time in years, John Sampson has job-related benefits. “I haven’t had new glasses in over five years. I need bifocals,” he said. Sampson, a welder […]

The provincial government is investing $850,000 to help temporary foreign workers adjust to life in Alberta while reviewing the federal program’s effectiveness, Alberta’s labour boss said Friday. Alberta’s Employment and […]

Labour Day, a day meant to celebrate the economic and social achievement of workers. Now there is word new rules may be added to protect them. On the spot fines […]

While the province moves to reform the temporary foreign worker program, the Alberta Federation of Labour says scrap it. The labour group says the program is failing foreign workers and […]

Labour Day has marked the contribution of the labour movement to Canadian society for almost as long as there has been a Canada. Thanks to pressure from unions and others, […]

When Statistics Canada figures are released later this week, they’re expected to show nearly 1.5 million people are out of work across the country. In Edmonton on Monday, the number […]

While Albertans enjoy this Labour Day weekend, recent news reports reveal there is still much to be done to protect vulnerable workers in the province. “The Alberta government has once […]

The Temporary Foreign Workers (TFW) program is so dysfunctional that it needs to be scrapped, rather than reviewed and reformed, says the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL). “We welcome the […]

CALGARY – Alberta Employment Minister Thomas Lukaszuk said today the levying of workplace safety charges in the death of an employee at an oilsands tailings pond shows the province is […]

CALGARY – Alberta is taking advantage of an economic lull to examine how a flood of temporary foreign workers has affected the province and how to prepare for the next […]

The provincial government is giving $850,000 to agencies that provide services for temporary foreign workers as they adjust to life in Alberta. Dennis Salvador arrived in Canada two years ago. […]

Members of UFCW 1118 who work at Canada Malting in Calgary began strike action on August 24, after voting by 80% to reject the company’s final offer. A total of […]

After 66 days on the picket line, members of UFCW 401 at McKesson Canada are going back to work. On Sept. 1, they voted 83 per cent in favour of […]

EDMONTON – While the government has taken nearly a decade to finalize its website with workplace injury and fatality records, workers will have to wait even longer to get the […]

Alberta workplace safety records will be made public as early as September, vows the province’s employment minister. Thomas Lukaszuk said the public database will contain the records of most employers […]

Alberta could be facing an extended period of low natural gas prices that will have an adverse effect on the province’s finances for the foreseeable future, Finance Minister Ted Morton […]