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Day of Mourning Is a Day to Remember and Make Change Happen
Apr 28, 2000

Friday April 28 will mark the 5th International Day of Mourning. Commemorated around the world, the Day of Mourning highlights the loss of thousands of workers every year to fatal […]

Double the Workplace Deaths, Half the Government Funding
Apr 27, 2000

On the eve of the 5th International Day of Mourning, the Alberta Federation of Labour released calculations showing that government funding for Occupational Health and Safety enforcement is a fraction […]

City Hall Ceremony Highlights Day of Mourning
Apr 26, 2000

Friday, April 28 will mark the fifth International Day of Mourning. Begun in Canada in the mid-1980s, the Day of Mourning is a day to remember those people killed at […]

AFL Calls for Boycott of Molson, Labatt in Northern Alberta
Apr 10, 2000

The Alberta Federation of Labour is endorsing a boycott of Molson and Labatt products for the duration of the labour dispute at Brewers Distributors Limited (BDL) in Edmonton. The AFL […]

Action needed now to eliminate racism
Mar 20, 2000

EDMONTON – On the eve of the International Day for the Elimination of Racism, the president of Alberta’s largest labour organization is calling on leaders from government, business and labour […]

Tory marriage law sends “clear message of intolerance,” says AFL
Mar 13, 2000

EDMONTON – The Alberta government’s new marriage law sends a clear message of intolerance against gays and lesbians, says the president of Alberta’s largest labour organization. Audrey Cormack, president of […]