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Labour leaders react to vote on punitive anti-union bill
Dec 12, 2012

EDMONTON – Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan will be available to speak to media this evening about the vote on Bill C-377. The bill, which critics say will […]

China’s largest-ever overseas deal shook oilpatch, Ottawa in 2012
Dec 12, 2012

CALGARY – Nexen Inc. began 2012 as a troubled oil and gas company struggling to meet its production targets and appease its shareholders. It ends the year on the brink […]

National campaign protests Bill C-377
Dec 11, 2012

Edmonton activists stage ‘wait-in’ at MPs office Union activists in Edmonton participated in a national ‘wait-in’ to protest the punitive anti-worker Bill C-377 today. The private members bill, which targets […]

Immigration Minister reveals new foreign worker plan
Dec 11, 2012

Hoping to quickly close Canada’s growing labour gap of tradespeople, federal Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has unveiled a new plan that would quickly turn skilled foreign workers into permanent Canadian […]

Immigration Minister reveals new foreign worker plan
Dec 11, 2012

Hoping to quickly close Canada’s growing labour gap of tradespeople, federal Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has unveiled a new plan that would quickly turn skilled foreign workers into permanent Canadian […]

Labour group not convinced change on the way for Temporary Foreign Worker Program
Dec 11, 2012

The Alberta Federation of Labour thinks the same people they say messed up the Temporary Foreign Worker program, can’t be trusted to fix it. Last week, the Harper government announced […]