EDMONTON – While the first day of picketing shut down work inside a major Canada Safeway distribution centre and ice-cream plant in west Edmonton, the effects of the strike and […]

In some ways, it’s appropriate that the Labour Day holiday marks the last long weekend of summer. Let’s face it, while some of us are lucky enough to have jobs […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]