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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, […]

2003 February Speech TWU Convention
Feb 2, 2003

Les Steel, President of the Alberta Federation of Labour, February 2003 We need to change – to take advantage of new opportunities and meet new challenges As trade unionists we […]

Alberta Federation of Labour Year End Statement, December 2002
Dec 23, 2002

The Alberta Federation of Labour expects 2003 to be a year of intense activity on the labour relations front. AFL President Les Steel points to high inflation and slow wage […]

Time for Alberta to “walk the talk” on Kyoto job impacts
Dec 10, 2002

EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour applauds today’s ratification of the Kyoto Protocol in the House of Commons, and says its time for all levels of government to walk […]

Romanow has it right, says AFL
Nov 28, 2002

EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour, representing more than 120,000 unionized workers from across the province, has expressed strong support for the key recommendations of the final report released […]