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Does temporary foreign workers program create second class of labourers?
May 6, 2012

Five years of dealing with temporary foreign workers affected Yessy Byl in a way she did not expect. There were the stories, from the more than 1,000 people she spoke […]

Museum opens new exhibit
May 4, 2012

Exploited workers, unfair wages, picket-line bravery and basic employee mistreatment were all-too common in yesterday’s workplace. Today, these are often thought of as issues of a past and less-civilized time. […]

Maria Dunn to Bring Songs of Work & Sisterhood to Red Deer
May 3, 2012

RED DEER: One of Alberta’s best-known folk singers is coming to Red Deer to present songs about the life of immigrant women workers in one of Alberta’s longest standing manufacturing […]

2008 April Presentation House of Commons Standing Committee on Immigration
May 2, 2012

2008 April Presentation House of Commons Standing Committee on Immigration

Calgary to Mark 100 Years of Alberta Labour with City History Tour
May 2, 2012

Celebrations are underway across the province to mark the 100th Anniversary of the Alberta Federation of Labour, and Calgary trade unionists have plans to mark the Centennial by drawing attention […]

Unions decry temp worker rule changes
May 2, 2012

Union leaders in B.C. and Alberta are upset with changes to the Temporary Foreign Workers (TFW) program that reduces the time it takes for employers to hire skilled trades people, […]