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Alberta employment figures fall further and faster than other provinces
Apr 9, 2009

When it comes to employment, new figures from Statistics Canada show that Alberta has fallen further and faster over the past six months than any other province. Between October 2008 […]

Provincial budget must emphasize jobs, not cuts, labour leaders say
Apr 3, 2009

EDMONTON – Next week’s provincial budget needs to emphasize getting unemployed workers back to work and keeping those who have jobs at work, say the leaders of some of Alberta’s […]

Group slam foreign worker program
Apr 3, 2009

Alberta’s temporary foreign worker program has no oversight and is mired in so much bureaucracy that employers are allowed to treat hopeful immigrants like indentured labour. That’s what a federal […]

Entrenching Exploitation: Second Rept of AFL Temporary Foreign Worker Advocate
Apr 2, 2009

Entrenching Exploitation: The Second Report of the Alberta Federation of Labour Temporary Foreign Worker Advocate In November 2007, the AFL Temporary Foreign Worker Advocate released “Alberta’s Disposable Workforce” which examined […]

Alberta minimum wage up: NWT stays
Mar 28, 2009

The minimum wage in Alberta is going up on April 1 from $8 per hour to $8.40. The Alberta government has put in place a system where the minimum wage […]

Albertans Thirst for Renewable and Clean Energy
Mar 26, 2009

Edmonton- A recent poll showing that Albertans overwhelmingly prefer subsidies for renewable and clean energy sends a message to the Stelmach government that its upcoming budget should include plans to […]