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School COVID-19 closures highlight need for mandatory paid sick leave, education funding – AFL
Jan 25, 2021

Alberta’s COVID-19 infections were starting to go down, then schools came back EDMONTON – The spike in COVID-19 cases in high schools resulting in outbreaks and closures should serve as […]

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UCP has essentially seized control of all public-sector pension plans in the province – AFL
Jan 14, 2021

And they’re coming for the retirement nest eggs saved by Albertans through the Canada Pension Plan, too EDMONTON – The presidents of the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) and Alberta’s […]

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Unions urge feds to close loophole allowing CESSCO to use CEWS cash to squeeze locked-out workers – AFL
Jan 13, 2021

Pandemic relief money should be used to help workers, not hurt them EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour and the Boilermakers union are calling on Federal Finance Minister Chrystia […]

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ANOTHER ALBERTA HEALTH CARE WORKER DIES FROM COVID-19; INFECTED AT WORKPLACE – AFL
Jan 12, 2021

SHERWOOD PARK – Rose Vandelannoite, a Health Care Aide at the Summerwood Village retirement home in Sherwood Park, died on Sunday from a workplace COVID-19 infection, her union has announced. […]

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In 2020, while other governments fought COVID-19, Kenney fought Albertans – AFL
Dec 17, 2020

A look back on the Kenney UCP government’s damage to Alberta We know the Kenney UCP government came in with a plan to reward their donors, cut our public services […]

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AFL echos call for an independent investigation of the CP Rail worker deaths – AFL
Dec 15, 2020

Minister Garneau must ensure an independent criminal investigation be conducted into the death of three Alberta workers Edmonton – On Feb. 4, 2019, the brakes of a 99-car grain train […]

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