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2014 Backgrounder: ATIP Documents on Employers with TFW-Dominated Workforces
Sep 26, 2014

2014 Backgrounder: ATIP Documents on Employers with TFW-Dominated Workforces Backgrounder Issued with AFL News Release: Sep 26 Prentice plan to re-open TFW floodgates would be bad news for working Albertans

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’

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 […]