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Gov’ts doing bad job helping people: unions
Sep 8, 2009

CALGARY — Union leaders marking Labour Day with a downtown barbecue lamented the recession’s toll on Alberta’s workforce. And they accused the federal government of shortchanging the province’s residents by […]

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Union group says Albertans short-changed on EI
Sep 8, 2009

On this Labour Day, one of Alberta’s largest union groups is adding its voice to calls to shorten wait times for employment insurance benefits in the province. The Alberta Federation […]

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Report suggests Canada’s employment insurance system is failing
Sep 7, 2009

A new report suggests Canada’s employment insurance program is failing jobless Albertans the most. The Alberta Federation of Labour in partnership with the Calgary and Edmonton labour councils, say Alberta’s […]

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Alberta labour federation says the province gets a raw deal on E-I benefits
Sep 7, 2009

EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour has released an analysis that supports its push to shorten waiting times for federal Employment Insurance benefits in Alberta. The labour group says […]

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EI Failing Albertans in Time of Crisis
Sep 6, 2009

New Analysis of EI Reveals Serious Shortcomings The Alberta Federation of Labour, in partnership with the Calgary and Edmonton Labour Councils, has released a new analysis (EI: It Should Be […]

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China welcomed to oilsands; No upgrader plans in Asian country’s $1.9B investment
Sep 3, 2009

The decision by China’s government-controlled PetroChina to spend $1.9 billion on two undeveloped oilsands projects owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. is being lauded as a vote of confidence in […]

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