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Temporary foreign workers program reviewed
Sep 7, 2010

While the province moves to reform the temporary foreign worker program, the Alberta Federation of Labour says scrap it. The labour group says the program is failing foreign workers and […]

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Tweak in Alberta’s tax rate could stop $2B giveaway
Sep 6, 2010

Labour Day has marked the contribution of the labour movement to Canadian society for almost as long as there has been a Canada. Thanks to pressure from unions and others, […]

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Labour Day bitter irony for unemployed
Sep 6, 2010

When Statistics Canada figures are released later this week, they’re expected to show nearly 1.5 million people are out of work across the country. In Edmonton on Monday, the number […]

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Alberta workers still fighting for rights: Province lags behind on workplace safety, farm worker rights and temporary foreign workers
Sep 5, 2010

While Albertans enjoy this Labour Day weekend, recent news reports reveal there is still much to be done to protect vulnerable workers in the province. “The Alberta government has once […]

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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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