Unity pact breathes life into politics: Liberals and NDP talk about not competing for ridings, but will it be enough to win?
Two months after their brutal pounding in the last provincial election, Alberta Liberals and New Democrats are looking ahead to the next election — one they might fight together. In […]
Read moreUnions claim provincial statistics underestimate number of employee fatalities
Labour unions in B.C. and Alberta commemorated the 13th International Day of Mourning amid claims that provincial government statistics underestimate the numbers of employees killed. The Alberta Ministry of Employment […]
Read moreDouble the income, same earning level for Calgarians
Family income in Calgary this decade has increased by nearly double the national average while the Alberta figure is nearly triple, states a Statistics Canada report. But the numbers also […]
Read moreLabour Economic Monitor (May 2008)
Labour Economic Monitor (May 2008) These are odd times in Alberta. With oil prices on the spot market topping $130/barrel and natural gas prices on the uptrend, you’d expect the […]
Read moreRecent deaths raise question of workplace safety: Complaints to province have ‘fallen upon deaf ears,’ victim’s wife says
EDMONTON – Not even two years after Lorna Chandler’s husband was crushed in a grain silo at a feedlot near High River, one of his employers also died in a […]
Read moreHealth premium savings expected to flow to workers
The elimination of health-care premiums will pump $1 billion annually into the economy beginning next January and some of that cash could wind up in employees’ pockets, say business and […]
Read moreAlta. Liberals press for farm labour standards
Alberta’s provincial opposition is calling for the province’s labour standards code and job safety legislation to include farm workers. Liberal Leader Kevin Taft on Monday called for the Stelmach government […]
Read moreAlberta Labour Groups Mark Day Of Mourning
The provincial government says in 2007, workplace related deaths rose 24 per cent in Alberta to 154 – the highest number in the last decade. On Monday, labour groups are […]
Read moreMan dies in crash with giant truck: Oil sands hauler collides with pickup at Fort McMurray mine site
An oilsands contractor driving a pickup has died after colliding this weekend with a 400-tonne oilsands dump truck on a mine site that prides itself on its clean worker-safety record. […]
Read moreDay of Mourning: Remembering Unintended Victims of a Boom
The AFL is commemorating the 13th International Day of Mourning today by remembering the 166 Albertans (154 officially “recognized” workers and 12 farm workers) who lost their lives in 2007 […]
Read moreRemembering Workers Killed at Work
Monday, April 28, 20087:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.City Room, Edmonton City Hall1 Sir Winston Churchill Square The Alberta Federation of Labour and the Edmonton and District Labour Council are co-sponsoring […]
Read moreFarm death sparks call for action
The provincial government came under fire in the legislature Wednesday for its lack of workplace safety laws for farm workers, the day after a feedlot owner fell from a silo […]
Read moreIs immigration helping us?: A stunning british study suggests that maybe it isn’t
Globalization has increased acceptance of a multi-racial world and provided endless supplies of skilled and other labour, so what’s not to love about mass immigration? While Canada’s opposition parties quibbled […]
Read moreBe aware of boss: Province launches ad
Just because students across Alberta will soon be moving from classrooms for jobsites, doesn’t mean the learning should stop, according to the province – while the Alberta Federation of Labour […]
Read moreAlberta boom brings more workplace death
Fatal accidents on Alberta job sites increased substantially last year, nudging closer to the alarmingly high occupational death rates recorded during the province’s previous boom of the early 1980s. Safety […]
Read moreAlberta on-job deaths up 24%: Poor training of new workers blamed for rise
The number of workplace deaths in Alberta soared 24 per cent in 2007 — to one of the highest numbers on record — highlighting occupational dangers and inadequate safety training […]
Read moreWorkplace deaths up 24%: 154 Alta. workers died on job last year, 30 more than in 2006
EDMONTON – Alberta workplace deaths jumped 24 per cent in 2007, but injuries fell slightly during the same period, new provincial statistics show. A total of 154 people died on […]
Read moreAlberta workplace deaths rise 24 per cent
More people died after being injured in Alberta workplaces in 2007 over the previous year, although the total number of accidents was down, statistics released Thursday by the province showed. […]
Read moreLegislation knocks down trade barriers: Business between Alberta and B.C. gets easier but critics have concerns
EDMONTON – Alberta introduced legislation today that the governing Conservatives say will knock down trade barriers between Alberta and British Columbia, save companies money and enable workers to move easily […]
Read moreHealth tops Tory agenda: Legislature set for new session
Alberta’s health minister will announce plans this week for reshaping the provincial medical system in the face of rising costs and hospital overcrowding, but the fate of health regions won’t […]
Read moreWestern Canadian unions make presentation to federal immigration committee
A number of unions in B.C. and Alberta were given little or no notice about sharing their opinions with the government on the federal temporary worker (TFW) program. However, some […]
Read moreCEP tackles crude oil shipments
The national Communications, Energy and Paperworkers (CEP) Union will be on Parliament Hill Tuesday morning welcoming returning MPs with national energy security concerns. Enbridge’s Clipper and TransCanada’s Southern Lights pipelines […]
Read moreAlberta pursues 41,000 foreign workers; ‘We are being swamped with requests from employers’
The federal government has given the green light in the past year for more than 40,000 temporary foreign workers to come to Alberta — setting the stage for a staggering […]
Read morePossible Changes Coming to Alberta Labour
The face of labour in this province could see a noticeable change in the weeks and months to come. A federal agency, Human Resources & Social Development Canada, says it […]
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