A Day in Your Life Without Public Employees
May 4, 2011
Imagine one day you woke up and there were no sanitation workers to pick up the pile of stuff in your trash. No letter carriers or postal workers to move […]
Battle rages in Calgary’s only open riding
May 2, 2011
It’s the only open race in Calgary — with no incumbent seeking re-election — and now the mad dash to the finish has begun. The five federal hopefuls in Calgary […]
Workplace injuries: good news and bad: Alberta workplace injuries at a new low, despite tragedy
May 2, 2011
EDMONTON – On the same day news broke of an Alberta worker being killed by deadly gas at a job site, Employment Minister Thomas Lukaszuk said Alberta’s workplace injury rates […]
Councillor Wyntjes wins May Day Solidarity Award
May 2, 2011
Red Deer city councillor and long-time activist Dianne Wyntjes has received the May Day Solidarity Award, which is given to an Alberta trade unionist every year who has “contributed to […]
Study finds child labour, violations in Alberta
May 2, 2011
EDMONTON (Canadian OH&S News) A study suggesting potentially widespread labour malpractices involving children and adolescents in Alberta, including illegal employment, has elicited calls from the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) […]
Harper foes rally in Calgary Tory fortress
Apr 30, 2011
Left-leaning labour activists gathered for an anti-Stephen Harper rally Saturday, voicing outrage over “broken promises” by the prime minster and support for another man, Jack Layton. With only two days […]