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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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When will we learn? Day of Mourning remembers 143 Alberta workers killed last year
Apr 2, 2006

Last year in Alberta 143 workers were killed because of work. This is the highest number of fatalities in 25 years, and the sixth worst in Alberta’s 101 year history. […]

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Proposed “Third Way” in health care could cost Alberta businesses a bundle, says AFL
Mar 28, 2006

The so-called Third Way in health care may be Premier Klein’s “hobby horse” – but Health Minister Iris Evans shouldn’t feel obliged to hop on board, says AFL president Gil […]

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Unions cry foul over “Family Day Massacre” at Ed-Web printers
Feb 24, 2006

EDMONTON-Alberta unions are up in arms after learning about an “unethical and probably illegal” scheme to bust the union at a prominent Edmonton printing company. “It’s bad enough that they’ve […]

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Government cooperated with developer to cut union workers out of Horizon mega-project
Feb 17, 2006

EDMONTON-Documents recently filed with the Court of Queen’s Bench in Edmonton show that the provincial cabinet used its power to over-ride existing labour law in a bid to help a […]

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