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New Leg sitting should be about fixing mistakes that led to hundreds of unnecessary COVID deaths, says AFL – AFL
Oct 24, 2021

McGowan offers Kenney advice about how to make it up to Albertans EDMONTON – The president of the Alberta Federation of Labour says Premier Jason Kenney and the UCP have […]

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Workers have power – now is the time to use it – AFL
Oct 21, 2021

This is an excerpt from the speech delivered on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 by Alberta Federation of Labour President, Gil McGowan, to hundreds of Registered Nurses and Registered Psychiatric Nurses […]

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“Just get the damn shot!” – AFL
Oct 1, 2021

AFL sends message to anti-vaxxers: mandatory workplace COVID vaccination policies are legal EDMONTON – Alberta’s largest worker group, the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL), has released a legal opinion stating […]

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Alberta unions support doctors’ call for ‘firebreak’ closures to save collapsing health care system – AFL
Sep 29, 2021

The UCP has left us with no choice – but workers need financial support The Executive Council of the Alberta Federation of Labour, representing more than 20 Alberta unions in […]

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“It’s time to call in the military to help our overwhelmed hospitals,” say Alberta health care unions – AFL
Sep 18, 2021

“We’ve run out of staff. Kenney’s fourth wave is collapsing the system.” EDMONTON – The leaders of Alberta’s largest health care unions are calling on Premier Jason Kenney to ask […]

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Alberta union leader calls for “Pensions For All” – AFL
Sep 17, 2021

All workers should have secure pensions, not just 1/3 of the workforce EDMONTON – On September 16, 2021, AFL President Gil McGowan delivered a stark message and a clear demand […]

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