Tough times for organized labour
May 26, 2012
It’s not a good time to be organized labour, or most types of labour, in Canada. And I’d define “time” as the period when Stephen Harper is Prime Minister of […]
Southeast LRT will be P3 project
May 26, 2012
Council to seek provincial, federal help with $1.8B plan City council has voted to build the $1.8-billion southeast LRT line as what could be one of Edmonton’s largest publicprivate partnerships. […]
Harper’s low-wage agenda laid bare with EI changes
May 24, 2012
New changes will tilt labour market in favour of low-wage employers Changes to EI announced today pull back the curtain on Harper’s low-wage agenda says the Alberta Federation of Labour. […]
Ottawa takes the wraps off proposed changes to employment insurance
May 24, 2012
Labour Minister Diane Finely says Canada’s economic prosperity depends on the country’s ability to meet emerging and growing labour market challenges. Finley says changes announced Thursday to the Employment Insurance […]
100 years of worker struggles featured in Bonnyville museum display
May 24, 2012
A century of fighting for workers’ rights is explored in a display that opened this week at Bonnyville & District Museum (click here for a sample display). “The labour movement […]
AFL not happy with new EI rules
May 24, 2012
The new Employment Insurance rules from the federal government have the Alberta Federation of Labour fuming. The AFL says the changes will push wages down, and force workers to take […]