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BLOG: UFCW 401 members keep Red Lobster franchise running through bankruptcy uncertainty
Sep 16, 2024

If you’re in west Edmonton, and have a craving for affordable seafood, you might hop in the car and head to 171 Street, where a Red Lobster franchise sits. While […]

BLOG: Pierre Poilievre’s Union Policy will Pulverize Paycheques
Sep 12, 2024

This one Conservative policy will kick the ass of the middle class If Pierre Poilievre becomes Prime Minister, his policies will reduce workers’ wages and reduce workers job stability. Buried […]

STATEMENT: UCP government to blame if public-sector workers hit the picket lines
Sep 10, 2024

Labour disputes baked into this year’s budget EDMONTON – The UCP government is on a collision course with Alberta’s public-sector workers and will have no one to blame but themselves […]

OP-ED: McGowan: “Yes, we can make the economy work better for working Albertans”
Sep 3, 2024

AFL president Gil McGowan talks about changing the Alberta economy on Labour Day “The economy is not like the weather. It’s the product of rules, regulations and norms established by […]

STATEMENT: “They’re rewarding CN and CPKC for their bad behaviour”
Aug 23, 2024

Statement from Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan on use of binding arbitration in rail dispute EDMONTON – Gil McGowan, president of the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL), made […]

BLOG: Don’t listen to Danielle Smith… she can’t stop you from using the new federal dental program
Jun 29, 2024

Danielle Smith and the UCP are trying to deny access to publicly funded dental care for hundreds of thousands of Albertans. Dental care is health care and the new Canadian […]