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Capital Power Plant Acquisition Challenged by Alberta Unions
Sep 11, 2009

Sept. 10 (Bloomberg) — Capital Power Corp.‘s purchase of electricity-generating plants from the City of Edmonton, which led to a C$500 million ($463 million) initial share sale in June, is […]

Labour groups say council broke law
Sep 11, 2009

Several labour groups allege Edmonton city council broke the law when it voted behind closed doors to sell off some publicly owned assets. Lawyers for the groups will be in […]

Unions go to court to overturn Capital Power decision
Sep 10, 2009

A Court of Queen’s Bench justice will be hearing arguments tomorrow in a case launched by a group of labour organizations against the sale of EPCOR’s publicly-owned power generation assets. […]

City Council had no legal right to privatize EPCOR’s power generation assets
Sep 10, 2009

Closed-door meetings breach Municipal Government Act, group charges in lawsuit The Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench today is hearing a case that could potentially overturn the multi-billion-dollar deal that saw […]

EI works against Alberta, says report: Inequitable system called ‘perverse’
Sep 9, 2009

As the ranks of the unemployed in the province continue to swell, a new report suggests Alberta’s workers are hit by an employment insurance double whammy: working longer hours to […]

Safeway blockade deemed ‘unlawful’: Labour board issues restrictions on picketing workers at distribution plant
Sep 9, 2009

Numerous trucks and employee vehicles were kept out of the Safeway distribution centre by striking workers on Labour Day, an act the Alberta Labour Relations Board deemed “unlawful” late Monday […]