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AFL wins right to information in Court
Dec 7, 2005

[Edmonton] The Alberta Federation of Labour has won the first round in its efforts to force the Alberta Labour Relations Board to release all pertinent documents surrounding Board involvement in […]

2005 December Speaking Notes AFL All-union Meeting to discuss FOIP Revelations about the Labour Relations Board
Dec 2, 2005

Gil McGowan, President of the Alberta Federation of Labour, December 2, 2005 Two-and-a-half years ago, the Alberta government made some sweeping changes to the labour laws covering health care workers […]

AFL Goes to Court to Defend Right to Documents
Dec 2, 2005

EDMONTON-There are a number of developments today in the scandal involving the Labour Relations Board’s involvement in Bill 27. First, this afternoon, the Privacy Commissioner took the Alberta Federation of […]

Correcting Clint
Dec 1, 2005

EDMONTON-The AFL responded today to comments from Clint Dunford regarding the released emails implicating key Labour Relations Board (LRB) in a scandal regarding the drafting of Bill 27. “Either Minister […]

LRB “Biased and Compromised”, says AFL
Nov 30, 2005

Documents received by the Alberta Federation of Labour show that key figures of the Labour Relations Board (LRB) breached their role by actively participating in the drafting of legislation, and […]

Finning Workers Win Contracting Out Breakthrough – Sign Tentative Agreement
Nov 25, 2005

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), announced today they have a tentative agreement with Finning Canada. The 1,000 workers at Finning in Alberta have been on strike […]