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Labour Leaders From Across the Province Rally Against LRT Privatization
Apr 26, 2013

Alberta’s union movement is standing up for public transit Edmonton – Hundreds of concerned Albertans and union members will rally today at noon at city hall in protest of privatization […]

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Government correspondence shows big business pulling the strings
Apr 25, 2013

AFL calls for independent review of shady lobbying activity by construction industry executives Edmonton – Secret documents suggest Alberta’s construction industry is exerting undue influence on government decisions. In the […]

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2013 Backgrounder_Labour Code Lobbying
Apr 25, 2013

2013 Backgrounder_Labour Code Lobbying

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Temporary Foreign Worker Program: Conservative government must fix what it broke
Apr 16, 2013

Unions and migrant workers’ advocacy groups warned Human Resources Minister Diane Finley of potential for abuse. Last year the government announced changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP)Temporary Foreign […]

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Alberta town would be ‘shut down’ without foreign workers
Apr 12, 2013

After news of RBC’s outsourcing of jobs caused a nationwide outcry, one small Alberta town said it depends on foreign workers to fill jobs that Canadians refuse. In Rocky Mountain […]

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Doing the Heavy Lifting
Apr 12, 2013

Canada’s temporary foreign workers vulnerable to exploitation OTTAWA—José Sicajau, a Guatemalan man of Indigenous descent, had grown accustomed to exploitative conditions after several years as a Temporary Foreign Worker growing […]

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