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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 […]

Reflections on Labour Day
Sep 1, 2005

Will our children have the luxury of lounging by the lake? Or will they be worrying about where the next pay cheque will come from? It’s Labour Day again – […]

End the Drought! Legal Protection for Farm Workers Now!
Aug 20, 2005

CALGARY-The Alberta Federation of Labour marked the first Alberta Farm Worker Day by announcing a strategy to pressure the Alberta government to include farm workers in the basic employment protections […]

Labour demands meaningful penalties for midway company
Aug 3, 2005

The Alberta Federation of Labour is demanding the government do more than simply give Canadian Midway Co a warning for employment law violations at Edmonton’s Klondike Days and the Calgary […]

Unions in Alberta and B.C. launch campaign to support Telus workers
Jul 29, 2005

At a series of three coordinated rallies in Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary Thursday evening, the Alberta Federation of Labour and the B.C. Federation of Labour unveiled the first phase of […]

Telus engaged in bullying, not bargaining
Jul 21, 2005

EDMONTON-The reputation for good labour relations and excellent service earned over many years by Alberta Government Telephones, EdTel and BCTel have been poured down the drain of corporate mismanagement by […]