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Sinopec Oil Sands Workers’ Deaths: Energy Giant To Pay $1.5 Million
Jan 24, 2013

ST. ALBERT, Alta. – A firm linked to a Chinese state-owned company was ordered Thursday to pay $1.5 million in penalties in the deaths of two foreign workers at an […]

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Firm linked to China ordered to pay $1.5 million in deaths of workers in Alberta
Jan 24, 2013

ST. ALBERT, Alta. – A firm linked to a Chinese state-owned company was ordered Thursday to pay $1.5 million in penalties in the deaths of two foreign workers at an […]

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Largest workplace fine in Alberta history for oil giant’s role in the death of two Chinese workers
Jan 24, 2013

ST. ALBERT – A Canadian subsidiary of Chinese state-owned oil giant Sinopec has been ordered to pay $1.5 million in penalties for failing to ensure the safety of two Chinese […]

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Oil differential darkens Alberta’s budget
Jan 22, 2013

It has been, for Alberta, a dismal new year. With pipelines out of the province effectively full, Canadian crude has become a discount brand, and once-expected money is evaporating. The […]

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November 2012: Help us defeat Bill C-377, TFW program under the microscope, AFL and UFCW lead the charge for food safety
Jan 21, 2013

Temporary Foreign Worker program under the microscope The Alberta Federation of Labour will be paying close attention to the Federal review of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program that was announced […]

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Northern Gateway Hearings: Vancouver Pipeline Protesters Greet Enbridge Panel
Jan 15, 2013

VANCOUVER – The nationwide Idle No More movement merged with ongoing protests against oil pipeline projects proposed for British Columbia, to bring more than a thousand protesters out to greet […]

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