Minimum wage freeze unfair: AFL
Feb 7, 2010
While the provincial government is lauding its decision to freeze minimum wage, one labour group claims the government is playing politics with the wages of low income earners. The province […]
Public bands against cuts
Feb 7, 2010
Massive cuts are coming and the public shouldn’t idly stand by, according to a town hall meeting last night. Held at the Quality Hotel and hosted by the newly-formed Join […]
Low-income workers take a hit for business
Feb 7, 2010
EDMONTON – When Fazal Hussein found out that Alberta’s minimum wage was frozen Friday, he thought: “Great. Food stamps, here I come.” The 19-year-old clothing retailer wants to get his […]
Public Works! Alberta’s public services work … for all of us
Feb 6, 2010
Public Works! Alberta’s public services work … for all of us Whether it’s the best of time or the worst of times, the public sector is vital to the health […]
Alberta Tories hold line on minimum wage
Feb 6, 2010
Minimum-wage earners in Alberta won’t see any salary hike as the province on Friday announced a freeze for 2010, keeping workers’ hourly pay at $8.80. While the Canadian Federation of […]
Fewer workplace deaths, fewer prosecutions: Alberta gov’t not serious enough about safety violations, critics say
Feb 2, 2010
For the first time in years, fewer Albertans lost their lives last year in work-related deaths as a global recession slowed production and squeezed people out of tens of thousands […]