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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 […]

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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 […]

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Alberta’s Revenue Crisis (2011)
Apr 29, 2011

Alberta’s Revenue Crisis (April 2011) AFL Revenue Policy Paper presented to AFL 47th Constitutional Convention, April 28 to May 1, 2011 Alberta’s relatively low revenues from natural resources and taxes […]

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More Albertans dying on the job as government fails to act: Warnings to improve workplace safety have been ignored, says AFL
Apr 28, 2011

The number of Alberta workers killed on the job jumped by 24 per cent last year while the provincial government failed to fulfill its responsibility to protect its citizens in […]

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Alberta workplace fatalities spike 24% from previous year
Apr 28, 2011

The state of the province’s economy can be measured in more than dollars — booming business is also mirrored in the death toll suffered by workers. Government figures show workplace […]

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Alberta workplace deaths up in 2010
Apr 28, 2011

The Alberta Federation of Labour says 2010 was a deadly year with 136 workplace-related deaths in the province, up from 110 deaths in 2009. The AFL released the figures Thursday […]

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