Government plans war on nurses early in the New Year
Dec 22, 2003
AFL Year-end Message Looking ahead to the New Year, it’s clear the Labour movement will have a lot on its plate. New rules on drug and alcohol testing in the […]
Running to stand still: How Alberta government policy has led to wage stagnation during a time of prosperity
Dec 2, 2003
Running to stand still: How Alberta government policy has led to wage stagnation during a time of prosperity Albertans are entitled to ask: “What’s going on? How can the most […]
A-Channel attempts to muzzle free speech
Nov 6, 2003
EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour and the union representing striking A-Channel workers have jointly filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against A-Channel. The unions claim the station attempted to […]
2003 November Speech Alberta New Democrat Convention
Nov 2, 2003
Les Steel, President of the Alberta Federation of Labour, November 2003 Good morning. I probably don’t have to tell you that it has not been a banner year for labour […]
2003 October Speech United Nurses of Alberta Annual General Meeting
Oct 1, 2003
Les Steel, President of the Alberta Federation of Labour, October 2003 Good morning. It’s been 70 years since Alberta had a government that could even be loosely described as worker […]
Forcing nurses into binding arbitration is a “recipe for disaster,” says AFL
Sep 30, 2003
EDMONTON – Alberta’s health care system could be thrown into chaos if the province’s nine regional health authorities are successful in their bid to force nurses into binding arbitration, says […]