Federation of Labour calling for better safety regulations
Oct 19, 2011
A day after an accident at a worksite on the northwest edge of the city ended in the death of a steelworker, the Alberta Federation of Labour is calling safer […]
Labour groups blame province for high number of workplace deaths
Oct 19, 2011
Alberta labour groups are calling on the province to do more to prevent a growing number of workplace fatalities. The call for action comes a day after an Edmonton worker […]
Debate over trade unions rages in India
Oct 19, 2011
It has been 20 years since India adopted free-market policies and opened up its economy to the world. Liberalised India reduced public investment and expenditure and encouraged foreign investment and […]
Telecom Egypt employees escalate their protest, demanding release of 5 colleagues
Oct 18, 2011
A protest, a press conference and an open-ended strike; workers say they will not rest until their colleagues, charged with attempting to murder their chief executive, are released Telecom Egypt […]
How Liz Cheney Is Funding the War on Labor Rights in Ohio
Oct 18, 2011
Dick Cheney was once a union man—after flunking out of Yale, the future vice president worked as an International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers lineman in Wyoming—but now his daughter is […]
Provincial labour federation supports Occupy Calgary, Occupy Edmonton: Union leaders condemn unfair treatment of working families across Alberta and beyond
Oct 14, 2011
The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL), which represents 145,000 workers across the province, made a clear declaration of support for the Occupy Calgary and Occupy Edmonton movements today. The protest […]