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AFL urgently calls on UCP government to mandate, provide N95s for all Albertans – AFL
Jan 18, 2022

Immediate action is needed to curb rising Omicron case numbers EDMONTON – The Kenney UCP government must immediately mandate and publicly provide respirators, better-fitting N-95 or KN-95 masks, to all […]

Alberta’s largest unions call for temporary circuit-breaker measures to stop Omicron – AFL
Jan 11, 2022

The government’s inaction to date amounts to willful negligence EDMONTON – The leaders of Alberta’s largest unions and worker groups are calling for temporary circuit-breaker measurers to protect the health […]

Joint Statement from Alberta Unions Calling for Immediate Circuit-Breaker Measures to Deal with the Omicron Wave – AFL
Jan 11, 2022

With recently leaked reports, now confirmed by Alberta Health Services (AHS), showing that our health care system is about to be overwhelmed by the double-pronged reality of sky-rocketing hospital admissions […]

“We don’t trust you. Show us the evidence!” – AFL
Dec 31, 2021

On behalf of Alberta workers, AFL president demands to see the evidence used to justify UCP’s reckless 5-day isolation policy EDMONTON – The president of Alberta’s largest worker advocacy organization, […]

AFL 2022 Alberta Pre-budget Consultation Brief – AFL
Dec 23, 2021

The UCP government has started public consultations for the 2022-2023 Alberta Budget. The purpose of this brief is to provide suggestions to union members as to how to engage with […]

Protect Alberta Workers From Omicron – Now! – AFL
Dec 22, 2021

“We won’t let worker health and safety be sacrificed on the altar of UCP politics again!” EDMONTON – A coalition of unions representing nearly 170,000 working Albertans has sent a […]