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PRESS RELEASE: AFL Launches AD Campaign that says UCP pension scheme is a Fairytale – without a Happily Ever After
Nov 24, 2023

“This isn’t an Alberta pension plan, it’s an Alberta pension scam,” says McGowan EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) has launched a digital ad campaign comparing the Alberta […]

PRESS RELEASE: AFL CALLS ON GOVERNMENT PENSION “ENGAGEMENT PANEL” TO RESIGN
Nov 23, 2023

Alberta Government’s panel on pensions is a sales pitch, not a consultation: McGowan EDMONTON –  In a letter sent to Jim Dinning and Premier Danielle Smith today, the Alberta Federation of Labour […]

PRESS RELEASE: Manning panel dangerously ignores lessons of COVID-19: McGowan
Nov 17, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “Workers will be in peril if Manning’s recommendations are implemented.” EDMONTON – Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) President Gil McGowan made the following statement in response to the […]

PRESS RELEASE: New report concludes that the scheme to pull Alberta out of CPP is radical, reckless and risky
Nov 15, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Albertans should not be swayed by the government’s deliberate campaign of deception and misinformation, says AFL EDMONTON – A new report from Alberta’s largest worker advocacy group, the […]

NDP MP Charlie Angus, Gil McGowan, and Bea Bruske discuss government’s sustainable jobs plan
Nov 3, 2023
PRESS RELEASE: UCP government tries to bury pension debate
Oct 30, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 30, 2023 PRESS RELEASE: UCP government tries to bury pension debate Smith government tried to bury idea of pulling Alberta out of CPP, but it’s clearly far […]