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February 2011: Operation Hockey; Farm deaths spur calls to change work-safety laws; fight for REAL pension reform continues; Athabasca Univ Pension Course
Feb 16, 2011

Big fun in Little Buffalo Union members, human-rights activists and members of the Lubicon Cree took to the ice at the newly opened hockey rink in Little Buffalo at the […]

Canada must rethink the value of shipping oil south
Feb 15, 2011

The new Keystone XL pipeline project threatens our environment, our job opportunities, and our energy security, so why isn’t Canada taking the issue seriously? The battle to stop the Keystone […]

Farmworker fight continues for AFL
Feb 10, 2011

Groups agitating for extension of the province’s occupational health and safety laws to protect farm workers are again attempting to push the contentious issue to the fore in Alberta. Earlier […]

Koch Brothers Positioned To Be Big Winners If Keystone XL Pipeline Is Approved
Feb 10, 2011

Obama’s bitterest political enemies already import and refine 25 percent of oil sands crude reaching the U.S., and stand to profit from an increased flow The Keystone XL pipeline, awaiting […]

Finding hope in a hockey rink: Project aims to improve life for the Lubicon Cree
Feb 8, 2011

Here’s one for the books — unions, employers and human-rights activists working together on a project to improve the lives of a forgotten First Nations community in Alberta. These seemingly […]

With Morton out of cabinet, Alberta must reverse position on pension reform
Feb 5, 2011

AFL calls on government to revive CPP proposal, as poll proves it’s what Albertans want With Ted Morton no longer in cabinet, it’s time for the Alberta government to listen […]