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Tories should stop patting themselves on the back for increasing minimum wage
Feb 9, 2005

EDMONTON – In his annual address to the province last night, Alberta Premier Ralph Klein promised to help low-paid workers by increasing the minimum wage. But anything less than a […]

2005 February Speech TWU Northern Alberta Reporting Meeting
Feb 2, 2005

Kerry Barrett, President of the Alberta Federation of Labour, February 2005 Good afternoon. My name is Kerry Barrett and I’m here to bring greetings on behalf of the Alberta Federation […]

2005 January Speech Calgary and District Labour Council AGM
Jan 2, 2005

Kerry Barrett, President of the Alberta Federation of Labour, January 2005 Good evening and thank you for this opportunity to talk to you about the work of the AFL. As […]

Ask your candidate where they stand on Public Interest Issues!
Nov 2, 2004

Public Interest Alberta, a new provincial advocacy organization, has launched a great campaign to challenge all provincial candidates to define where they stand on key public interest issues. Called “A […]

300 Alberta industrial jobs to be lost at Celanese
Oct 27, 2004

Alberta Federation of Labour President Kerry Barrett was highly critical of the lack of any government industrial strategy in the wake of the announced closure of the Celanese Canada plant […]

Labour Federation Presidents hold parallel conference in Inuvik, NT
Jul 7, 2004

Inuvik, NT – Federation of Labour Presidents from across Western Canada and the Territories have arrived in Inuvik, NT to make their views clear to the Premiers of the 4 […]