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Janitors share complaints against Bee-Clean: University of Alberta contractor disputes accusations, suing union for defamation
Oct 21, 2010

A group of University of Alberta janitors spelled out their complaints against Bee-Clean Building Maintenance in front of a crowd of about 80 concerned students, professors, and labour group members […]

Three more workers die as government fails to act on safety: Without real change, death and injury rates will rise as economy picks up
Oct 18, 2010

News that three Alberta workers have died in workplace accidents in three days is proof that the government must take concrete action now to save lives, says the Alberta Federation […]

More can be done to prevent workplace fatalities: Alberta Federation of Labour
Oct 18, 2010

The province isn’t doing enough to prevent deaths at the workplace. Those comments come from the Alberta Federation of Labour after three people died on the job in the past […]

Worker’s body stuck in Alberta: Confusion over who should pay to get body of foreign worker home
Oct 18, 2010

The death of a temporary foreign worker in Alberta is raising questions about who should pay to ship his body home. Aruna Shantha Peiris, 37, died of a heart attack […]

October 2010: Pension reform; Lakoff lecture/workshop; health-care proposals; workplace injury and fatality records website
Oct 16, 2010

New poll shows massive support for pension reform More than three quarters of Canadians support increasing Canada Pension Plan benefits, according to a new national survey released today by Canadian […]

Friends of Medicare campaign launched in Alberta
Oct 14, 2010

Legal opinion commissioned by Alberta Federation of Labour says proposed changes are “not consistent with a democratic society.” Edmonton (14 Oct. 2010) – Friends of Medicare (FoM) has launched a […]