Joint letter says federal budget should be Canada’s definitive response to massive American investment bill EDMONTON – In a strongly worded letter sent today, a group of Alberta union leaders […]
The UCP government’s making a big deal about contracting out publicly insured surgeries to chartered surgical facilities. The basic idea is that the province outsources publicly insured surgeries to private […]
AFL President responds to Bank of Canada announcement this morning EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) today expresses alarm as the Bank of Canada raised interest rates for the […]
Despite a 2019 election promise to “maintain or increase health spending”, the UCP government actually cut public health-care spending on a per-person basis, according to recently information released by the […]
Alberta plummets to second-worst province in Canada for health funding EDMONTON – The UCP government cut health care spending on a per-person basis in 2022, despite a 2019 election promise […]
Wages of workers who earn tips were on chopping block during pandemic EDMONTON – The Alberta conservative government floated the idea of cutting the minimum wage in the middle of […]