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Government should stay out of Calgary ambulance dispute
Jul 20, 2007

Edmonton – The Alberta Federation of Labour today sent Minister of Employment, Immigration and Industry Iris Evans a letter asking her not to step blindly into the paramedics’ dispute in […]

Paying with your life; Young workers at risk
Jul 19, 2007

Alberta’s booming economy, huge influx of workers and lack of safety training on some job sites are causing more workplace accidents among young employees, and too often costing them their […]

AFL study slams B.C.-Alberta labour agreement
Jul 17, 2007

A new study released by the Alberta Federation of Labour says the Trade Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (TILMA) will dumb down trade qualifications. The study claims the agreement opens […]

Stop work order lifted
Jul 15, 2007

A union leader says the province has quietly lifted a stop work order imposed on an oilsands tank construction site in northern Alberta after two workers died. Gil McGowan, president […]

New bid to attract workers to Alberta
Jul 11, 2007

Help may soon be on the way for the province’s growing energy sector in the form of a collaborative approach addressing labour shortages. A Workforce Strategy for Alberta’s Energy Sector, […]

Alberta falling short 100,000 workers; Labour crunch jeopardizes mega projects
Jul 11, 2007

Alberta faces a potentially crippling shortage of workers that could stall development of multi-billion-dollar oilsands projects and the economy at large, government and industry officials said Tuesday. Government forecasts say […]