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AFL encourages Edmontonians to tune into A-Channel
Mar 2, 2004

EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour is formally lifting a union-led viewer boycott of A-Channel as workers at the station head back to their jobs today after a grueling […]

One day left for Martin to defend maternity benefits
Feb 25, 2004

EDMONTON – If Prime Minister Paul Martin doesn’t want to see a “patchwork quilt” of maternity benefits in Canada – generous in places like Quebec and sub-standard in places like […]

If Klein wants health reform, he should support Romanow blueprint
Feb 20, 2004

Premier Ralph Klein is up to his old tricks. Once again, he’s trying to convince Albertans that Medicare is unsustainable and that the only way to “save” the system is […]

Lack of government disclosure sinks union court challenge
Jan 28, 2004

The Alberta Federation of Labour reacted with disappointment early today after the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench ruled there wasn’t enough evidence to proceed with a case against the Labour […]

Economic boom times have not led to rising standards of living for most Albertans, says report
Jan 15, 2004

EDMONTON – What do ordinary Albertans have to show for a decade of unprecedented growth and prosperity in their province? As it turns out, very little. In a new research […]

Wages stagnate in Alberta despite economic boom
Jan 2, 2004

Something is wrong in Alberta. Over the last decade, while the economy boomed and industry thrived, real wages in the province stagnated. Real wages (adjusted to constant dollars to correct […]