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 […]
New report suggests oil-sands jobs won’t return even if Alberta economy improves
Mar 25, 2009
U.S. pipeline and refinery expansions mean that Alberta’s dream of “moving up the value ladder” is on its deathbed EDMONTON – Without aggressive government intervention, Alberta will almost certainly miss […]
Decision on layoffs may take six months following mega-merger: Workers ‘confused’
Mar 25, 2009
Workers at Petro-Canada and Suncor won’t know until late summer or fall how the promised layoffs will affect the merged company, or how many jobs will be cut in the […]
170 layoffs at maker of oilpatch housing: Slowdown, oilsands delays blamed
Mar 25, 2009
The economic downturn in the energy sector claimed another 170 jobs Monday at two Edmonton-area plants. PTI Group Inc. laid off workers at its west-Edmonton and Nisku locations, said Ken […]
How bad is the oil-sands jobs collapse and what should we do about it?
Mar 23, 2009
The Alberta Federation of Labour will release a report tomorrow dealing with the employment implications of the recent collapse in oil-sands investment. The report includes a number of troubling new […]