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May 2011: AFL convention; lineup of star speakers at CLC convention; battle for workplace safety continues; workers warned about delayed retirement
May 11, 2011

AFL Convention a success: Read all about it! About 400 delegates and guests attended the AFL convention in Calgary for a packed schedule of events that included: A moving ceremony […]

N.H. Gov. Lynch Vetoes Right to Work
May 11, 2011

New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch (D) vetoed a so-called right to work bill today, saying that “There is no evidence that this legislation will offer any benefits to New Hampshire’s […]

Wis. lawmaker proposes new bargaining restrictions
May 11, 2011

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Local police and firefighters would no longer be exempted from key restrictions on collective bargaining under a proposed bill. A bill introduced by Independent Rep. Bob […]

Koch Brothers Exposed in Brave New Video
May 10, 2011

For years, billionaire brothers David and Charles Koch flew under the radar as they financed right-wing campaigns and extreme conservative think tanks to overturn financial regulations, corporate rules, environmental standards, […]

Foreign companies buying into tarsands: Canada losing profits and control as refining moves to countries with low labour and environmental standards
May 9, 2011

Foreign corporations, some controlled by national governments, have been using their economic clout to buy into Alberta’s oil sands and take control of our natural resources. US, French, British, Chinese, […]

How the code of silence works
May 5, 2011

Thank you, readers, for sending in some stories about life in Canada’s one-party province after reading my story, The Fear Factor in Alberta Politics. Tories and non-Tories responded. I was […]