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Alberta Federation of Labour slams trial delay for firms charged with safety violations
Sep 22, 2011

Immediate action is needed to make worksites safe as Alberta braces for a boom in foreign employees, says Alberta’s largest labour group. A criminal case against companies involved in the […]

Labour leader urges Ottawa to back Alberta refinery instead of Keystone XL pipeline: Extension would create thousands of jobs in U.S. but ‘only about a dozen’ in Canada, Gil McGowan s…
Sep 22, 2011

EDMONTON – Alberta union leader Gil McGowan met with federal politicians in Ottawa on Thursday to protest a proposed extension of the Keystone XL pipeline, which he says will pump […]

Alberta labour group against Keystone pipeline
Sep 22, 2011

Alberta’s largest labour organization told MPs Thursday why it thinks the controversial Keystone XL pipeline is a bad idea. The Alberta Federation of Labour and Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union […]

Labour group argues expanding AB pipeline to US will cost province in the long run Read it on Global News: Global Edmonton | Alberta labour group joins opposition to Keystone pipeline p…
Sep 22, 2011

The Alberta Federation of Labour, which represents 145,000 workers, is adding its voice to the growing list of opponents of a proposed pipeline project that would ship raw bitumen from […]

Georgia: Strike-breaking, union-busting, forced labour
Sep 22, 2011

Georgian workers continue to experience severe trade union repression at the hands of both the employer and the government. The latest attack comes at Hercules Steel, a Georgian-Indian joint venture […]

2011 August Submission on Lobbyists Act Review
Sep 21, 2011

2011 August Submission on Lobbyists Act Review