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Happy Labour Day! Push-polls prove it … Canadians hate unions … really, really they do!
Sep 3, 2012

Some of my younger readers may not realize this, but when I was a kid growing up in British Columbia in the 1950s, there was a holiday at the end […]

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Public hearings resume Tuesday on Enbridge’s Northern Gateway project
Sep 3, 2012

After a bumpy ride this summer, Enbridge will face a tough grilling this week on its $6 billion Northern Gateway project as public hearings enter their final phase in which […]

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Provincial Archives salutes the People Who Built Alberta
Sep 1, 2012

Edmonton – September 1, 2012 – From September 6 to December 21, a new exhibit at the Provincial Archives of Alberta salutes the achievements and sacrifices of Alberta’s working men […]

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Two-tier minimum wage system open to abuse by employers
Aug 31, 2012

Swiss Chalet case shows how employers can use weak laws to rip-off workers EDMONTON – Alberta’s poorly written minimum wage laws are subject to abuse, says Nancy Furlong, Secretary Treasurer […]

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The Alberta Federation of Labour: 100 Years of Struggle 100 Years of Solidarity
Aug 31, 2012

The Alberta Federation of Labour Edmonton Journal Published: Friday, August 31 100 YEARS OF STRUGGLE 100 YEARS OF SOLIDARITY Edmonton Journal 2012

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Labour law inclusion demanded for Alta. farms
Aug 31, 2012

Lack of protection for Alberta farm workers was highlighted Aug. 20 by Alberta’s New Democrats and the Alberta Federation of Labour. The two groups used the occasion of the AFL-designated […]

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