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Universities’ pensions move shows folly of UCP’s Bill 22 – AFL
May 7, 2021

Kenney undermined ability of Alberta’s biggest pensions to get the best deal for workers and retirees EDMONTON – Alberta’s universities’ pensions board pulled funds from Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) […]

UCP MLAs shut down the Legislature to save themselves, but leave millions of other Albertans unprotected in their workplaces – AFL
May 3, 2021

AFL demands action to keep people safe in ALL Alberta workplaces, not just the Legislature EDMONTON – The president of Alberta’s largest worker advocacy group, the Alberta Federation of Labour, […]

“We won’t be able to get a handle on the third wave until the UCP acknowledges that COVID is being spread in Alberta workplaces” – AFL
Apr 28, 2021

On the National Day of Mourning, AFL releases 10-point plan to protect Alberta workers and help end the pandemic EDMONTON – Every year, workers come together on April 28, the […]

Dreeshen took COVID-19 safety equipment from emergency workers to give to meatpacking plants, documents suggest – AFL
Apr 16, 2021

Minister Dreeshen interfered with Alberta’s emergency response while packing plant ran without PPE EDMONTON – Minister Dreeshen’s office interfered with the provincial emergency response to COVID-19 to take personal protective […]

AFL worried about UCP’s true intentions as Kenney government moves to abolish apprenticeship board – AFL
Apr 14, 2021

Bill 67 will give minister unprecedented power – and unions don’t trust him to use it wisely EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour is skeptical and worried by the […]

AFL president demands vaccinations for front line workers – AFL
Apr 12, 2021

EDMONTON – The president of Alberta’s largest worker advocacy organization, the Alberta Federation of Labour, is demanding that the Kenney government add education workers, grocery store workers, group home workers […]