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Labour urges province to reconstruct municipal funding
Dec 6, 2000

EDMONTON – In a December 6th meeting with Walter Paszkowski, Minister of Municipal Affairs, a labour delegation led by AFL President Audrey Cormack, Canadian Labour Congress Alberta Representative Mike Desautels, […]

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Cormack views December 6th as a “reminder that we need to resolve to end violence against women”
Dec 5, 2000

EDMONTON – The AFL will commemorate December 6th by holding an annual workshop to strategize concrete actions to eliminate violence against women. This year will mark the 11th anniversary of […]

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Review Committee Reports Agree with Workers that WCB System Not Working
Nov 20, 2000

The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) today responded to the release of two WCB Review Committee Reports by stating that injured workers have been vindicated by the findings. Both reports […]

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Cormack urges Conservatives to “safeguard our most precious resource”
Nov 17, 2000

EDMONTON – On a day dedicated to our nation’s children, Audrey Cormack, President of the Alberta Federation of Labour is asking the Klein government, “where is the money in the […]

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Government Taking On A Health and Safety Headache in Swan Hills Plant
Oct 20, 2000

EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour released documents today accessed through the Freedom of Information Act which show that Bovar employees have elevated PCB levels in their blood and […]

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The “Hidden Giveaways” of the Federal Mini-Budget: Corporate Tax Cuts
Oct 19, 2000

The hidden secret in yesterday’s pre-election mini-budget by Federal Finance Minister Paul Martin was billions in corporate tax reductions, the AFL points out today. Despite the crowings of the Finance […]

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