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March to Legislature Highlights Day at AFL Convention
Apr 23, 2009

[Edmonton] – Delegates to the Alberta Federation of Labour convention will march to the Legislature Friday at noon to demand an end to provincial cuts to Medicare. Three hundred delegates […]

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Green economy could create thousands of new jobs in Alberta: report
Apr 23, 2009

Creating a more environmentally sustainable economy could create tens of thousands of jobs in Alberta, according a report released Wednesday by the Alberta Federation of Labour, Greenpeace and the Sierra […]

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Green jobs touted as fix for struggling economy: Eco-friendly investment could put ‘tens of thousands’ to work, new report says
Apr 23, 2009

Stephani Carter earned a reputation early in her career as “the Green Girl who asks tough questions,” constantly pushing the envelope of her Earth-first sensibilities about architecture and design. Today, […]

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53 charges for CNRL, contractors
Apr 23, 2009

Following a record 53 charges laid against three companies for a 2007 accident that killed two workers at the oilsands work site, the Alberta Federation of Labour blames the provincial […]

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Charges in oilsands deaths not enough, says labour group
Apr 23, 2009

The president of the Alberta Federation of Labour says the dozens of charges laid Tuesday in the deaths of two foreign workers aren’t enough.Gil McGowan says while the charges are […]

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Environmental groups and AFL release groundbreaking Green Jobs report
Apr 22, 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 […]

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