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City of Chestermire workers vote to unionize
May 31, 2022

Workers at the City of Chestermere have joined CUPE after an overwhelming majority voted in favour of certification. CUPE Alberta President Rory Gill welcomed the group into CUPE. “We welcome […]

UCP remove the right of academics to choose their own collective bargaining representatives – AFL
May 12, 2022

EDMONTON – Bill 17 represents yet another attack on Alberta postsecondary institutions by permanently removing the right of faculty and graduate students to choose their own bargaining agents in the […]

“We need a revolution in public health and workplace safety to keep workers safe from COVID,” says AFL – AFL
Apr 28, 2022

Third Day of Mourning under the shadow of the pandemic can be the last if we take action to make indoor environments safer CALGARY – Given the obvious failure of […]

UCP lied to Albertans during consultations on their costly Alberta pension scheme – AFL
Apr 8, 2022

Kenney’s Alberta pension scheme is ‘risky’ and ‘costly’ and he knows it EDMONTON – As Jason Kenney and the UCP appear ready to once again campaign for a duplicate Alberta […]

More proof the UCP is determined to bring American-style health care to Alberta – AFL
Apr 6, 2022

AFL calls on Albertans to join the fight to stop UCP from privatizing our health care EDMONTON – Firing Dr. Verna Yiu from Alberta Health Services to replace her with […]

Alberta unions celebrate federal confidence-and-supply agreement with fingers crossed – AFL
Mar 22, 2022

This is an example of democracy working at its best EDMONTON – Alberta unions are celebrating today’s historic agreement between the federal government and Canada’s NDP, saying it has the […]