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Beyond Chicken Little: Understanding the need for measured reforms to Alberta’s system for skills training
May 1, 2006

Beyond Chicken Little: Understanding the need for measured reforms to Alberta’s system for skills training When thinking about Alberta’s labour market recently, it’s hard not to be reminded of the […]

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Dark Side of a Boom – Worker Death Rate Hits 25-Year High
Apr 28, 2006

EDMONTON-The Alberta Federation of Labour today blamed government inaction on health and safety enforcement for the rising number of workplace fatalities in Alberta. The AFL made the observation on the […]

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Unions urged to make common cause with employers in opposing Third Way
Apr 19, 2006

As members of the provincial government caucus prepare to gather in Calgary tomorrow for a meeting that could decide the fate of the so-called “Third Way”, the Alberta Federation of […]

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Majority of Albertans do not support federal child care plans
Apr 13, 2006

Edmonton – A poll conducted by Public Interest Alberta (PIA) and the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) indicates that most Albertans do not support the Harper government’s plans to replace […]

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2006 April Presentation Edmonton Chamber of Commerce – Calculating the Real Costs of the Third Way
Apr 12, 2006

Gil McGowan, President of the Alberta Federation of Labour, April 12, 2006 When it comes to politics in Alberta, there really have been only two issues that have dominated public […]

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Business and government have it wrong on labour shortage concerns, says AFL
Apr 11, 2006

EDMONTON-Alberta’s largest union organization, the Alberta Federation of Labour, weighed into the debate over skills shortages today by unveiling a detailed new policy paper, entitled “Beyond Chicken Little: Understanding the […]

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