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Alberta’s left wing discusses alliance: Liberal MLA meeting with other opponents of Tories
May 8, 2009

Calgary Liberal MLA David Swann has been quietly meeting with MLAs and other interested people about starting a new party based on green politics, accountability and democratic reform. Swann’s work, […]

Labour Economic Monitor (May 2009)
May 5, 2009

Labour Economic Monitor (May 2009) It’s springtime in Alberta, and signs of the new season are everywhere. Birds are flocking back, the ice is out of the river, and down […]

Old Dutch Chips Locks Out 170 Workers
May 5, 2009

Issue: Old Dutch Chips Locks Out 170 Workers Action: Don’t Purchase Old Dutch Chips When: Until the Workers Get a Fair Deal Background: On March 30th, Old Dutch Foods locked […]

Public Health Care Rally
May 5, 2009

When: May 9, 2009 @ 1:30pm Where: Alberta Legislature, Edmonton Join David Eggen and his special guests for this important event! This is shaping up to be a big event, […]

Environmental groups and AFL release groundbreaking Green Jobs report
May 2, 2009

Edmonton – Alberta can create more than 200,000 long-term green jobs and build a strong economic future, according to a groundbreaking report on green jobs released by two prominent environmental […]

Temporary Workers, Continuing Problems: Longtime labour lawyer Yessy Byl decries foreign worker policy as outright racism
May 1, 2009

When Yessy Byl arrived in Canada from the Netherlands, she was just a toddler. Her father found work as a bush pilot, bringing his family with him around the country […]