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2005 Oct Speaking Notes Federal Employment Standards Review
Oct 11, 2005

Gil McGowan, President of the Alberta Federation of Labour, October 11, 2005 Good afternoon. Welcome to Alberta and thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today. I’m here […]

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AFL Calls on Minister to Take Action to Resolve Lakeside Dispute
Sep 30, 2005

EDMONTON-The AFL today reacted to Tyson Food’s rejection of the Disputes Inquiry Board (DIB) recommendations to resolve the Lakeside Foods dispute by calling on the Minister to use the full […]

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AFL Submits Recommendations to Employment Standards Review
Sep 30, 2005

EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour submitted its recommendations yesterday to the Alberta government review of the Employment Standards Code. September 29th was the deadline for public input into […]

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Prominent Albertans urging Minster to end CBC Lock-out
Sep 28, 2005

Edmonton: A number of well known community, labour, academic, arts and municipal leaders have signed an open letter to Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan, urging her to use her influence […]

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Government appointed mediator must be respected by Tyson Foods
Sep 26, 2005

EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) is calling upon Mike Cardinal, the Minister of Human Resources and Employment, to make sure that Tyson Foods, Inc, the giant American […]

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Alberta government hands responsibility for reforming health care to private insurance companies
Sep 14, 2005

EDMONTON – The Klein government’s decision to put out a call for proposals to private insurance companies interested in covering public health services is an act of “breathtaking stupidity”, says […]

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