PRESS RELEASE: “Blame the UCP!”
Jan 14, 2025
AFL says it’s time to put the blame for education strikes where it belongs: on the UCP EDMONTON – Frustrated or annoyed by school board strikes in Edmonton, Fort McMurray, […]
STATEMENT: AFL president praises Edmonton school workers for standing up for better wages and school funding
Jan 9, 2025
“We should be applauding, not vilifying, workers for using their collective power” Alberta Federation of Labour President Gil McGowan made the following statement in response to news that members of […]
PRESS RELEASE: AFL president warns Sobeys/Safeway CEO to back away from plan to claw back wages from employees during cost-of-living crisis
Dec 19, 2024
“This is Hollywood villain stuff … don’t be that guy,” says McGowan EDMONTON – The president of Alberta’s largest worker organization, the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL), has sent a […]
PRESS RELEASE: AFL responds to federal back-to-work order for CUPW strikers: Liberals have “made a mockery of the collective bargaining process,” says AFL
Dec 16, 2024
Trudeau could have been a hero with workers, ends up being a zero, says McGowan EDMONTON – “Yesterday, unions representing 350,000 Alberta workers sent a letter to Team Trudeau urging […]
PRESS RELEASE: Smith government backs down on controversial TFW recruitment trip
Dec 9, 2024
“This episode highlights the important role unions play in acting as watchdogs to defend the interests of workers,” says AFL EDMONTON – A week after the Alberta Federation of Labour […]
PRESS RELEASE: AFL demands answers from Premier over UCP overseas Temporary Foreign Worker recruitment trip
Dec 4, 2024
Why is the UCP recruiting TFWs when Alberta’s unemployment rate is high, asks McGowan EDMONTON – Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) president Gil McGowan is demanding answers from Premier Danielle […]