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 […]
Forklift wasn’t part of job description: Teen was trained to be ‘foot soldier,’ not work with heavy machinery, Rona store manager says
Jun 10, 2008
Sixteen-year-old Mitchell Tanner worked only two shifts at his new job before he was killed. “He told his friends it was his dream to work (at Rona),” said friend Hailey […]
Alberta labour code changes draw praise, criticism
Jun 9, 2008
In the wee hours of the morning, the Alberta government passed new legislation which it says will improve the province’s labour code, but critics claim it is an attack on […]
Rona Workplace Fatality Demonstrates Need for Tougher Forklift Rules
Jun 9, 2008
The AFL noted today the death of a 16-year old Rona hardware worker and suggests it could have been avoided with tougher legislation. “Workplace fatalities are always a horrible tragedy, […]
NAFTA bumps into Albertas upgrader plans; Trade deal would prohibit the province from reducing the flow of bitumen to the United States once it starts
Jun 7, 2008
EDMONTON – Eighteen months ago, Premier Ed Stelmach — the man who said shipping oilsands bitumen south was like selling off the topsoil — asked his energy minister to develop […]