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AFL president joins the chorus of Albertans condemning the Alberta Sovereignty Act – AFL
Dec 1, 2022

McGowan also encourages Albertans not to forget about the awful Throne Speech EDMONTON – Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan released a video today criticizing yesterday’s Throne Speech and […]

New ads poke fun at Danielle Smith’s obsession with issues that don’t matter to ordinary Albertans – AFL
Nov 24, 2022

Inflation, health care and jobs are more important than endless fights with Ottawa EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour launched the next phase of its Workers Demand Better campaign […]

“Use it before you lose it” – AFL
Nov 15, 2022

AFL urges school boards to implement temporary mask mandates EDMONTON – In a fiery letter to school boards around the province, Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan urged them […]

Re-Invest in World-Class Post-Secondary Education
Nov 9, 2022

Alberta’s post-secondary education system has suffered decades of neglect. Aside from a modest reinvestment in buildings and infrastructure during the boom-fueled early 2000s, the default government approach towards post-secondary education […]

COVID-19
Nov 9, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic presented Albertans with unparalleled challenges. Although Albertans collectively committed to implementing protections that shielded our most vulnerable neighbours from harm, opportunistic politicians stopped treating the pandemic as […]

Respect & Rights for Workers 
Nov 9, 2022

Hard-won laws to protect workers have not kept pace with the changing nature of work and new understandings of health and wellness. A growing number of workers are falling through […]