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Chinese Workers Scam an Example of How NOT to do Temporary Workers
Jun 18, 2008

The case of Chinese temporary foreign workers having their paycheques siphoned is a perfect example of how the TFW program is out of control, says the Alberta Federation of Labour. […]

NDP rejects alliance with Liberals, Greens: Party members vote down proposed ties
Jun 15, 2008

Alberta NDP members overwhelmingly rejected Saturday a coalition with the Liberals and Greens, as all of the province’s opposition parties ponder their political futures following crushing election defeats. Gathering at […]

Alberta braces for protests after making anti union changes to Labour Code
Jun 12, 2008

EDMONTON _ The Alberta government is bracing for protests after introducing what critics are calling anti-union changes to the province’s labour code. Employment Minister Hector Goudreau has confirmed that extra […]

Merit Alberta vice-president lauds government’s new Bill 26
Jun 11, 2008

The Alberta legislature ended the spring session with the passage of controversial changes to the province’s labour laws. The Alberta government introduced Bill 26, the Labour Relations Amendment Act 2008, […]

AFL wants safer standards
Jun 11, 2008

In the wake of a forklift accident on the weekend that killed a St. Albert teenager, the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) is calling for better safety standards. Mitchell Tanner, […]

Death preventable?
Jun 10, 2008

Students at Paul Kane High School in St. Albert have created a memorial at the school for Mitchell Tanner, 16, killed on the job in a lumberyard at the local […]