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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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Statement from Alberta Federation of Labour President Gil McGowan on Premier Kenney’s lack of leadership during the COVID pandemic – AFL
Sep 16, 2021

Statement from Gil McGowan, President of the Alberta Federation of Labour, Alberta’s largest labour organization with affiliate unions spanning the province and its industries with more than 170,000 workers. EDMONTON […]

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Anti-vax protesters do NOT speak for Alberta frontline workers – AFL
Sep 13, 2021

Statement from AFL president Gil McGowan on anti-vax protests at Alberta hospitals EDMONTON – The following statement was released this morning by Gil McGowan, president of the Alberta Federation of […]

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