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Unions launch NAFTA challenge of proposed labour law
Mar 18, 2003

EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour and seven unions representing health care workers in the province have decided to launch a formal challenge to Bill 27, a bill to […]

Union leaders meet to plan response to strike-ban legislation
Mar 10, 2003

EDMONTON – The leaders of unions representing health care workers in Alberta will meet tomorrow morning to discuss a new piece of provincial legislation that will strip the right-to-strike from […]

Many miles still to go in quest for real equality
Mar 7, 2003

EDMONTON – There is still a lot of work to be done when it comes to guaranteeing real equality for women in the workplace and in their communities, says Kerry […]

First Ministers drop the ball on saving Medicare
Mar 2, 2003

They blew it. In early February, our federal, provincial and territorial leaders had an historic opportunity to reform and reinvigorate Medicare. They had a chance to keep our health care […]

New session of Legislature will bring more bad news for working people
Feb 14, 2003

EDMONTON – Despite a booming economy and an expected multi-billion-dollar budget surplus, the Alberta government will not likely use the upcoming session of the Legislature to make life any easier […]

Mazankowski is the wrong man for the job, says AFL
Feb 5, 2003

EDMONTON – The federal government’s decision to name Don Mazankowski as chair of a new national agency dealing with health care issues would be comical if it wasn’t so dangerous, […]