Edmonton mourning the loss of activist
Nov 28, 2009
Hundreds of Edmontonians are gathering today to celebrate the life of an active labour activist in our community. Thomas Olenuk most recently served as the president of the Edmonton and […]
Labour activist Olenuk mourned
Nov 27, 2009
Thomas Olenuk, a well-known union activist who was most recently president of the Edmonton and District Labour Council, has died at the age of 57. Thomas Olenuk, 57, was a […]
Government case of $2 billion in cuts is a shaky one: Cutting jobs and services isn’t justified by the numbers and will inflict further pain on a labour force that’s already hurting
Nov 27, 2009
The president of Alberta’s largest union advocacy organization is baffled as to why the Stelmach government seems determined to cut public sector jobs and services even though the province’s fiscal […]
Deeper Transformation: “Greening” capitalism is not enough to fix the climate
Nov 19, 2009
As the next round of international climate change talks in Copenhagen approaches, the Canadian and Alberta governments are both doing everything they can to reinforce their long-standing position that doing […]
Stelmach questions attitudes of victims of the recession
Nov 16, 2009
Premier Ed Stelmach is in hot water after suggesting some of those who lost their jobs in this recession need to change their attitudes. The comments came as the premier […]
Investing in the future
Nov 12, 2009
Ten years ago, David MacDonald felt completely lost at a seminar on mutual funds. “There was just this sea of grey hair, with two 20-year-olds at the back,” he recalls. […]