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BLOG: Retirement Insecurity: UCP’s attempted take over of Alberta’s Pension Assets
Oct 27, 2023

The decision to pull our retirement savings out of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) is a big one. For most Albertans, the Canada Pension Plan will be their main source […]

PRESS RELEASE: AFL commits to act as “catalyst and convenor” to jump start campaign to keep Alberta in CPP
Oct 19, 2023

Campaign needs to be led by Albertans, not Trudeau, says McGowan EDMONTON – Alberta needs a robust campaign to counter the dangerous and misleading efforts being made by the Smith […]

PRESS RELEASE: UCP’s contradictory report numbers call into question the credibility of their plan to remove Alberta workers from the Canada Pension Plan
Oct 3, 2023

Danielle Smith’s pension numbers are far above UCP’s previous accounts EDMONTON – The amount UCP Leader Danielle Smith says Alberta could get by withdrawing from the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) […]

NEWS: Gil McGowan speaks to CTV NEWS on the Minimum Wage Issue
Oct 2, 2023

Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan addresses the issue of not having an increase of the Alberta minimum wage in 5 years, as of October 1, 2023. Read about […]

NEWS: AFL’s Gil McGowan speaks to Global News on the Minimum Wage Issue
Oct 1, 2023

 Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan addresses the issue of the Alberta government not inceasing the minimum wage in 5 years, as of October 1, 2023. Read about […]

PRESS RELEASE: October 1st marks five years without an increase to Alberta’s minimum wage
Sep 29, 2023

Minimum wage stagnates as inflation soars and erodes purchasing power EDMONTON – This Sunday, October 1, will mark five years without an increase to Alberta’s minimum wage – and the […]