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PRESS RELEASE: New report shows Albertans have overpaid $24 billion for electricity since 2001, when the province deregulated power generation
Oct 29, 2024

Re-regulating power generation is an obvious way to help address the affordability crisis for working Albertans, says AFL “Affordability is a worker issue – and one of the most obvious […]

BLOG: Education Workers Ready to Strike for Better Wages
Oct 23, 2024

Educational assistants and support staff across Alberta are ready to strike In September, more than a thousand educational assistants, librarians, custodians, maintenance and administrative staff in Fort McMurray schools voted […]

Press Release: Interest rate cuts are welcome, but working Albertans need action from the provincial government, too
Oct 23, 2024

More must be done to address cost-of-living crisis, says AFL president EDMONTON – Today’s announcement by the Bank of Canada lowering interest rates by half a point is a good […]

PRESS RELEASE: Six years of minimum wage freeze leaves lowest-paid Albertans crushed by rising cost of living
Oct 1, 2024

“All working Albertans should earn enough to put food on their tables and keep a roof over their heads,” says McGowan EDMONTON – As of today, Alberta’s minimum wage has […]

PRESS RELEASE: “It’s time for Albertans to demand an end to public funding of private schools!”
Sep 18, 2024

Smith’s speech was a tipping point. AFL president calls on fellow Albertans to unite against UCP privatization onslaught EDMONTON – Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) president Gil McGowan made the […]

PRESS RELEASE: Smith’s “tough-guy antics” threaten the education and health services Albertans rely upon
Sep 17, 2024

AFL blasts Smith for trampling the rights of Fort McMurray education workers FORT MCMURRAY – Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) president Gil McGowan is in Fort McMurray today supporting education workers who […]