“Use it before you lose it” – AFL
Nov 15, 2022
AFL urges school boards to implement temporary mask mandates EDMONTON – In a fiery letter to school boards around the province, Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan urged them […]
Re-Invest in World-Class Post-Secondary Education
Nov 9, 2022
Alberta’s post-secondary education system has suffered decades of neglect. Aside from a modest reinvestment in buildings and infrastructure during the boom-fueled early 2000s, the default government approach towards post-secondary education […]
COVID-19
Nov 9, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic presented Albertans with unparalleled challenges. Although Albertans collectively committed to implementing protections that shielded our most vulnerable neighbours from harm, opportunistic politicians stopped treating the pandemic as […]
Respect & Rights for Workers
Nov 9, 2022
Hard-won laws to protect workers have not kept pace with the changing nature of work and new understandings of health and wellness. A growing number of workers are falling through […]
Take Action to Fight Inflation
Nov 9, 2022
From gas to groceries, inflation is soaring to levels not experienced since the 1980s. Average Albertans cannot shoulder this on their own, and more and more working families are falling […]
Invest in the New Energy Economy
Nov 9, 2022
For many decades, Alberta’s economic prosperity has relied on precarious and volatile fossil fuel energy markets. Now, the world is moving away from fossil fuels and new industries are emerging […]