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MCGOWAN COLUMN: “The last thing Alberta workers need this Labour Day is more denial from politicians”
Sep 3, 2023

Alberta workers have a plan for the global energy transition; Smith offers only fear and spin. AFL president Gil McGowan has written a special column for Labour Day on The […]

STATEMENT: “Stop playing politics with our jobs and with our collective future.”
Aug 9, 2023

AFL president calls on UCP to rescind renewables moratorium EDMONTON – Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan issued the following statement on the UCP’s moratorium on renewables development: “The […]

PRESS RELEASE: Massive interest rate hikes are the “definition of class warfare”: McGowan
Jul 12, 2023

WINNIPEG – Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) president, Gil McGowan, released the following statement in response to the Bank of Canada’s raise in interest rates by 25 basis points: “The […]

PRESS RELEASE: AFL president Gil McGowan speaking up for Alberta workers at Premiers’ meeting
Jul 11, 2023

WINNIPEG — Workers and families are looking to Canada’s premiers to work with the labour movement for concrete action to fix health care, make life more affordable and ensure good, […]

AFL’s Gil McGowan responds to Minister Dreeshen’s call for federal “back-to-work” legislation
Jul 5, 2023

“Dreeshen’s comments don’t help workers in Alberta or B.C.” EDMONTON – Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) President Gil McGowan made the following statement in response to Alberta Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen’s […]

PRESS RELEASE: Report projecting collapse in global oil demand is an urgent wakeup call for Alberta, says AFL
Jun 26, 2023

Protecting the Alberta economy should mean preparing for change, not denying reality EDMONTON – The Energy Future report released last week by the Canadian Energy Regulator (CER) is an urgent […]