EPCOR and Capital Power dispute legal claim

EDMONTON, July 7, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ —On June 30, 2009, an action was commenced in the Court of the Queen’s Bench of Alberta, Judicial District of Edmonton […]

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TSX’s lone IPO this year seen as encouraging

A single stock issue in June by a company new to the TSX was the first initial public offering (IPO) since mid-2008, PricewaterhouseCoopers said Tuesday. The $500 million IPO by […]

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Long EI waits leave Albertans struggling: Hundreds turn to welfare system

CALGARY- When Heather Eide applied for employment insurance, she didn’t expect she’d have to wait more than two months. At 23, she had never been laid off before. She was […]

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Make new pension plan mandatory: Union

Canadians desperately need a mandatory pension program to ensure they don’t retire into poverty, but a supplementary pension plan being considered by the Alberta and British Columbia governments is a […]

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Union leaders urge western premiers to reject Alberta-B.C. pension proposal as solution to unfolding crisis in retirement income

Instead of getting behind ill-conceived “ABC plan,” western premiers should use their clout to call for a national pension summit and to discourage Harper and Ignatieff from reaching watered-down deal […]

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Albertans need mandatory pension plan: AFL

EDMONTON – Albertans desperately need a mandatory pension program to ensure they don’t retire into poverty, but a supplementary pension plan being considered by the Alberta and British Columbia governments […]

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Good for the goose, not for the gander: Critics charge bias, hypocrisy in new rules on municipal elections

Municipal elections in Alberta may become more transparent with the passage of a provincial bill which restricts the amount of money candidates at the local level will be allowed to […]

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Labour group worried about oilsands jobs seeping out of Alberta

CALGARY – It used to be a foregone conclusion that the gigantic shovel-and-dumptruck operations in the oilsands would go hand-in-hand with an upgrader – a multibillion dollar facility to turn […]

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May 2009: New TFW Report; New Labour Economic Monitor; New safety rules coming; Keep jobs in Canada petition

Entrenching Exploitation: Canada’s Shameful Record on TFWs In its latest report on the working and living conditions of Temporary Foreign Workers, the AFL’s Foreign Worker Advocate reports that things are […]

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Labour federation warns jobs will head south

Though some herald the job creation resulting from Imperial Oil’s decision to go ahead with its Kearl project, the Alberta Federation of Labour warns the long-term benefits will be shipped […]

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AFL fears Kearl will send Alberta jobs to U.S.

EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour is worried Imperial’s $8-billion Kearl Lake oilsands project will send most of the bitumen – and good jobs – to the U.S. once […]

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Oil jobs being sent south, charge critics

The provincial government is content to see oilpatch jobs shipped to the U.S., charges the president of the Alberta Federation of Labour. Gil McGowan made that charge yesterday in the […]

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Imperial gives Kearl project green light: Battered oil sands industry welcomes decision to proceed with mine’s $8-billion Phase 1

Imperial Oil Ltd.’s (IMO-T42.09-0.14-0.33%) approval of a major new $8-billion project is sparking optimism for a revival in the oil sands after months of project delays due to low crude […]

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Imperial saved up to $1 billion by holding off on Kearl decision

CALGARY – Holding off on approving construction on the Kearl oilsands mine until Alberta´s overheated market cooled off saved Imperial Oil Ltd. (TSX:IMO) as much as $1 billion, the company´s […]

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AFL wants oil sands jobs to stay in Alberta

The Alberta Federation of Labor sees the Kearl oil sands project as a pipeline for shipping jobs to the United States. Construction of the mega project northeast of Fort McMurray […]

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Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program under review

In recent years, Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) has been opened up to make it easier for Canadian employers to hire foreign workers to fill labour shortages in their […]

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Sitting on Kearl project announcement saved Imperial Oil more than $500 million

CALGARY – Waiting nearly a year to announce formal approval of the Kearl oilsands mining project saved Imperial Oil Ltd. between $500 million and $1 billion in capital costs, chairman […]

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With no commitment to Alberta-based refining, Kearl should not be seen as economic saviour

If Imperial Oil’s Kearl Lake project represents the future of the oil sands, then Albertans should be very concerned, says the president of the Alberta Federation of Labour. “Kearl Lake […]

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Harper refuses to ease EI rules: Opposition demands called an ‘absurdity’

In the face of steep job losses and a battering recession, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Friday his government won’t ease eligibility rules for unemployment benefits. Harper, who was in […]

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Alberta prepares to launch new safety code in July 2009

A new Alberta safety code is coming into effect in July after a lengthy public consultation process. “Our members are supportive of the changes to legislation that improve safety, but […]

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A Green Economy to Lift Recession Blues

Alberta has the capacity to create over 20,000 jobs in the short run, and tens of thousands more long term by shifting its focus to a green economy, according to […]

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TWU – Working to Keep Jobs in Canada

The Telecommunications Workers Union (TWU) is sponsoring a campaign to pressure provincial and federal governments to do more to help save Canadian jobs in the recession. They are concerned that […]

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May 2009: Say No to Old Dutch Chips; Keep Energy Jobs in Alberta; Green Jobs; Friends of Medicare Rally

Say No to Old Dutch Chips Rather than bargain fairly, Old Dutch Chips on March 30 locked out 170 workers at its Calgary plant. The workers are simply looking for […]

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