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Naming names: Alberta’s employment ministry vows to identify the worst safety performers, but behind the scenes, the province is still fighting to keep this information secret
Jun 26, 2010

This year, about 1,900 Alberta employers have been flagged with substandard safety records, a figure that’s surged by a third in the past 10 years. Nearly 300 have been on […]

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Minimum Wage Increases Do Not Lead to Job Loss: AFL analysis shows service industry employment has increased after minimum wage adjustments
Jun 23, 2010

CALGARY – New Alberta Federation of Labour research shows employment in service industries actually grows after minimum wages increases, said AFL president Gil McGowan in his presentation to a government […]

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2010 Jun Speaking Notes – Presentation to Alberta Legislative Assembly Standing Committee on the Economy – Minimum Wage
Jun 23, 2010

Good afternoon. My name is Gil McGowan and I’m president of the Alberta Federation of Labour. As most of you know, the AFL is Alberta’s largest labour organization, representing 29 […]

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2008 August Submission Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review
Jun 22, 2010

2008 August Submission Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review

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Major labour shortage predicted for oilpatch by 2014
Jun 21, 2010

CALGARY – Canada’s oilpatch may once again be a magnet for workers from across the country and around the world, an economist said Monday after a study predicted a major […]

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June 2010: Which Way Will We Pay?; Health-care public meetings; Public education petition
Jun 18, 2010

Which way will we pay for our vital public services? Despite all the media reports and shrill calls for cuts, Alberta does not have a spending problem, it has a […]

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