The Alberta government forecasts that we’ll be short nearly 9,300 registered nurses, registered psychiatric nurses, nursing supervisors, and licensed practical nurses by the year 2030. That’s according to the government’s […]
There are good reasons to believe that’s exactly what they’re considering, says labour leader EDMONTON – The president of Alberta’s largest worker advocacy group, the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL), […]
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 […]