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. […]

Edmonton – The Alberta Federation of Labour will be watching the compulsory binding arbitration process forced upon Calgary paramedics by the government. “When the government established a public emergency tribunal, […]

The suits of silly hall are often silly, but not as often stupid. They know they don’t have to actually negotiate with our world-class paramedics any more than they wish. […]

The city’s paramedics are moving ahead with strike preparations after again rejecting an offer to enter into binding arbitration to settle their contract dispute. And while they won’t be specific […]

Edmonton Journal, Page B5, Sat July 21 2007Byline: Kim Guttormson CALGARY – Calgary’s paramedics are moving ahead with what are likely futile strike preparations, after rejecting an offer to enter […]

The temporary foreign worker program is perhaps the most contentious labour issue in the oilsands but a new provincial and federal government agreement is expected to clarify its parameters. “We’ll […]