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MEDIA ADVISORY: Evidence shows Prentice Plan For TFWs potentially catastrophic for workers
Sep 25, 2014

Alberta Federation of Labour unearths documents showing scope and effects of Temporary Foreign Worker program EDMONTON – Internal government documents paint a clear picture of the terrible consequences for working […]

2014 Ltr to Prentice_Bills 9 and 10
Sep 4, 2014

2014 Ltr to Prentice_Bills 9 and 10

TFW Pilot Project Oversight ‘fell between the cracks’
Sep 4, 2014

Work permits that allowed unqualified workers to create unsafe conditions must be revoked Edmonton – According to the architects of the disastrous TFW Pilot Project, the buck stops nowhere. Follow-up […]

2014 Backgrounder: Alberta Pilot for Occupation-Specific Work Permits
Sep 4, 2014

2014 Backgrounder: Alberta Pilot for Occupation-Specific Work Permits News Release: Sep 4 TFW Pilot Project Oversight ‘fell between the cracks’

2014 AFL Labour Day Message: Working Albertans need unions (perhaps now more than ever)
Sep 1, 2014

Labour Day is a holiday to celebrate the accomplishments of working people and unions. The first part of that equation is a relatively easy sell. Even here in politically conservative […]

Lives Are At Stake If Government Doesn’t Fix Foreign Worker Fiasco
Sep 1, 2014

AFL calls on federal AG to investigate safety concerns surrounding fast-track program for TFWs in oil sands construction EDMONTON – Worker safety is being put at risk by lack of […]