Labour Economic Monitor (August 2007)
Aug 1, 2007
Labour Economic Monitor (August 2007) Inflation Alert: Inflation in Alberta is seriously out of control. In June the Consumer Price Index for Alberta was 6.3% higher than one year ago. […]
Pickets to continue at Edmonton Molson brewery slated for closure: union
Aug 1, 2007
EDMONTON (CP) _ Striking workers at a century-old Molson Canada brewery will continue to picket despite the company’s decision to shut the plant down, say union officials. ”The closure is […]
Plant closure proves Molson is anything but Canadian
Aug 1, 2007
Edmonton – The Alberta Federation of Labour is highly critical of the Molson Coors shut-down of its Edmonton plant announced yesterday afternoon. “The American-based Coors Molson Company is closing a […]
‘Burning issue’ not resolved; Oilsands Report
Jul 26, 2007
The biggest surprise coming out of the provincial Oil Sands Consultation – Multistakeholder Committee Final Report is that the diverse panel reached consensus on 96 of the 120 recommendations. “There […]
Summer of strikes looms in the West as boom goes on
Jul 25, 2007
CALGARY — This may be the summer of unrest in the West, as thousands of municipal and forestry workers have walked off the job in British Columbia and thousands more […]
Oilsands construction unions vote to strike; ‘Historic’ walkout as early as next week would be first under tough Alberta law
Jul 24, 2007
CALGARY — Five oilsands construction unions have voted overwhelmingly to strike, in a move that could halt work at oil-sands projects in Fort McMurray, Alta., as early as next week. […]