The Alberta Federation of Labour claims anti-union construction firms want to amend the labour code to include unfair restrictions and union-busting measures, but others say the changes are all about […]

A diverse group of powerful unions has joined demonstrations in New York’s financial district, lending institutional support, public credibility and potentially thousands of participants to a movement that began with […]

Occupy Wall Street has captured the imagination and passion of millions of Americans who have lost hope that our nation’s policymakers are speaking for them. We support the protesters in […]

New York area union members will join an expected several thousand labor activists and supporters today in a Wall Street march and rally in support of the Occupy Wall Street […]

OTTAWA— From Monday’s Globe and Mail Published Sunday, Oct. 02, 2011 8:40PM EDT Last updated Sunday, Oct. 02, 2011 9:42PM EDT Increase text size The Conservatives are set to take […]

It all began in 1912, when the 1911 convention of the United Mineworkers of America (UMWA) District 18 resolved to launch a provincial labour organization. They invited Alberta’s trade unions […]