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Importance of oilsands not lost on NDP: Mason
Apr 30, 2011

Alberta has nothing to fear from a federal government led by Jack Layton, says provincial New Democratic Party Leader Brian Mason. Despite the federal Conservatives’ insistence that NDP environmental policies […]

New Egyptian independent labour union calls for celebrations in Tahrir
Apr 30, 2011

The Egyptian revolution has opened the door for workers’ unions to mobilise in Egypt – and it is bearing fruit. The Egypt Federation for Independent Unions was established as a […]

Worker deaths across Alberta rise 24% in 2010
Apr 29, 2011

The state of Alberta’s economy can be measured in more than dollars -booming business is also mirrored in the workplace death toll. Government figures show workplace fatalities in 2010 spiked […]

City strikes committee on council remuneration
Apr 29, 2011

St. Albert city council took formal action to place decision-making on their 2011 remuneration out of their hands on Tuesday as they created a committee to be made up of […]

Global Unions’ May Day Call for Social Justice and Democracy
Apr 29, 2011

29 April 2011: At the occasion of International Workers’ Day, Global Unions pay tribute to the people of the Arab States and renew their call for a full-scale transformation of […]

Getting Serious: The Role of Unions in Alberta’s Changing Political Landscape (2011)
Apr 29, 2011

Getting Serious: The Role of Unions in Alberta’s Changing Political Landscape (April 2011) AFL political action paper presented to AFL 47th Constitutional Convention, April 28 to May 1, 2011 Over […]