Well-known Tory pollster criticizes anti-labour Harper government Edmonton – The defence of reason makes strange bedfellows. Well-known Canadian pundit and Tory pollster Allan Gregg will speak at the Alberta Federation […]

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 […]

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 […]

2013 Backgrounder_Labour Code Lobbying

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 […]

When Alberta’s oil sands started being commercially developed almost 50 years ago, the biggest challenge for companies was finding cost-effective production technologies. Producers such as Sun Oil Company (now Suncor […]