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Workshop calls temporary foreign worker program a ‘disaster’
Nov 18, 2010

A human rights expert is the keynote speaker at a workshop today, holding up Alberta’s temporary foreign worker program as a failure. Karl Flecker, director of anti-racism and human rights […]

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Alberta labour group launches campaign for CPP reform
Nov 18, 2010

A campaign for “real” pension reform has been launched in Alberta by the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) and the Canadian Labour Congress, hoping to persuade the provincial government to […]

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Alberta needs pension reform: AFL Report says more than half of senior families have no pension
Nov 18, 2010

EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour says the provincial government needs to get on board with Canadian Pension Plan reform or get out of the way. In a report […]

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AFL wants CPP expansion
Nov 17, 2010

The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) is calling the Alberta government out on its stance against an enhanced Canada Pension Plan (CPP). In a report released on November 16 by […]

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2010 Nov Speaking Notes – Launch of REAL Pension Reform Campaign
Nov 16, 2010

Launch of AFL Real Pension Reform Campaign November 16, 2010 Matrix Hotel, Edmonton, Alberta Good morning and welcome. We’ve invited you here today because a crisis is looming: a crisis […]

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Hey Ted, Albertans want REAL pension reform: Labour groups urge Alberta Tories to stop standing in the way of CPP expansion
Nov 16, 2010

Edmonton – A campaign for REAL pension reform was launched in Alberta today to persuade the provincial government to change its mind and join the growing consensus around expanding the […]

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