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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 […]

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

2008 August Submission Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review

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 […]

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 […]

Head of Alberta Federation of Labour says foreign workers exploited
Jun 17, 2010

There are nearly twice as many temporary foreign workers in Alberta now as there were at the height of the economic boom. Newly released figures from Citizenship and Immigration Canada […]

Temporary foreign worker numbers soar
Jun 16, 2010

There are nearly twice as many temporary foreign workers in Alberta now as there were at the height of the economic boom. Newly-released figures from Citizenship and Immigration Canada show […]