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Temporary Foreign Worker program should be scrapped, not reformed: Program is failing foreign workers, Alberta workers and Alberta employers, says AFL
Sep 3, 2010

The Temporary Foreign Workers (TFW) program is so dysfunctional that it needs to be scrapped, rather than reviewed and reformed, says the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL). “We welcome the […]

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Alberta employment minister vows ‘hammer’ will come down on workplace safety violators
Sep 3, 2010

CALGARY – Alberta Employment Minister Thomas Lukaszuk said today the levying of workplace safety charges in the death of an employee at an oilsands tailings pond shows the province is […]

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Alberta to review impact of temporary foreign worker program on province
Sep 3, 2010

CALGARY – Alberta is taking advantage of an economic lull to examine how a flood of temporary foreign workers has affected the province and how to prepare for the next […]

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Province gives more money to help foreign workers
Sep 3, 2010

The provincial government is giving $850,000 to agencies that provide services for temporary foreign workers as they adjust to life in Alberta. Dennis Salvador arrived in Canada two years ago. […]

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Support striking workers at Canada Malting
Sep 3, 2010

Members of UFCW 1118 who work at Canada Malting in Calgary began strike action on August 24, after voting by 80% to reject the company’s final offer. A total of […]

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McKesson Canada strike is over!
Sep 1, 2010

After 66 days on the picket line, members of UFCW 401 at McKesson Canada are going back to work. On Sept. 1, they voted 83 per cent in favour of […]

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