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Government plans to download responsibility for health care could cost Alberta businesses $500 million a year, says AFL
Apr 30, 2002

CALGARY – The Alberta government’s plan to limit Medicare coverage will end up costing businesses in the province $500 million or more each year, says a presentation prepared by the […]

“Would You Call Two Deaths a Week An Epidemic?”
Apr 26, 2002

Marking the 7th International Day of Mourning, the Alberta Federation of Labour is asking why workplace deaths are given much lower priority than other causes of death. The AFL suggests […]

Day of Mourning Ceremony to Honour All Workers Killed at Work
Apr 25, 2002

Day of Mourning CeremonySunday April 282:00 pm to 3:00 pmEdmonton City Hall (City Room) The Alberta Federation of Labour and the Edmonton and District Labour Council are co-sponsoring a ceremony […]

Labour activists plan to leaflet Tory convention
Mar 22, 2002

EDMONTON – Delegates to the Conservative convention will be greeted on Saturday morning with leaflets reminding them how the Klein government has betrayed the party’s own policies on issues such […]

Budget is a “triple whammy” for working people in Alberta, says AFL
Mar 19, 2002

EDMONTON – The budget unveiled by the Klein government late this afternoon is a “triple whammy” for working people in Alberta, says the president of Alberta’s largest union organization. As […]

Tories Stab Teachers in the Back, Says AFL
Mar 11, 2002

The Education Services Settlement Act, introduced today in the Legislature, is an affront to the principles of fair collective bargaining, says the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL). The Premier has […]