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Lobby groups team up to fight health legislation
Oct 12, 2010

Friends of Medicare and the Alberta Federation of Labour are joining forces in an effort to derail the proposed Alberta Health Act, which is expected to be introduced this fall […]

Message to Health Minister Zwozdesky: Don’t Tear Up the Laws!
Oct 12, 2010

This fall, an advisory committee to the Minister of Health recommended that Alberta tear up its health care laws in favour of vague and unclear statements of “principles” and “guidelines.” […]

Alta. must look to past for a strong future, SACPA told
Oct 8, 2010

Alberta needs a revolution in political thinking and that will require going back to the future to recall the kind of thinking that helped establish the province. A hundred years […]

Government launches workplace safety database
Oct 2, 2010

Workers in Alberta can now look up the health and safety record of their employers online, but critics aren’t convinced the information tells the full story. The government launched the […]

Janitors allege deportation threats, withheld cash
Oct 1, 2010

A group of Edmonton janitors is suing a cleaning company for $42,435 over allegations that overtime money is being held back and that they have been threatened with deportation. The […]

Safety records fail to tell the whole story for working Albertans: New website presents a bewildering array of stats, but little useful information: AFL
Sep 30, 2010

Edmonton – Alberta’s new website offering workplace injury and fatality records may be well intentioned, but gets a failing grade from the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL). “This morning, we […]