Alberta Labour Groups Mark Day Of Mourning
Apr 29, 2008
The provincial government says in 2007, workplace related deaths rose 24 per cent in Alberta to 154 – the highest number in the last decade. On Monday, labour groups are […]
Man dies in crash with giant truck: Oil sands hauler collides with pickup at Fort McMurray mine site
Apr 29, 2008
An oilsands contractor driving a pickup has died after colliding this weekend with a 400-tonne oilsands dump truck on a mine site that prides itself on its clean worker-safety record. […]
Day of Mourning: Remembering Unintended Victims of a Boom
Apr 28, 2008
The AFL is commemorating the 13th International Day of Mourning today by remembering the 166 Albertans (154 officially “recognized” workers and 12 farm workers) who lost their lives in 2007 […]
Remembering Workers Killed at Work
Apr 25, 2008
Monday, April 28, 20087:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.City Room, Edmonton City Hall1 Sir Winston Churchill Square The Alberta Federation of Labour and the Edmonton and District Labour Council are co-sponsoring […]
Farm death sparks call for action
Apr 25, 2008
The provincial government came under fire in the legislature Wednesday for its lack of workplace safety laws for farm workers, the day after a feedlot owner fell from a silo […]
Is immigration helping us?: A stunning british study suggests that maybe it isn’t
Apr 22, 2008
Globalization has increased acceptance of a multi-racial world and provided endless supplies of skilled and other labour, so what’s not to love about mass immigration? While Canada’s opposition parties quibbled […]