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Someone is trying to Trumpify Alberta – AFL
Jul 16, 2020

Want to know how? Watch the video or keep reading. Everyone knows that billionaires and big corporations want different things than workers do. Corporations want tax breaks and fewer rules […]

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Internal government documents suggest the UCP knows its anti-union Bill 32 is unconstitutional – AFL
Jul 16, 2020

“If the UCP has nothing to hide, release your legal opinions” says AFL EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) has released internal government documents obtained through the Freedom […]

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McGowan apologizes for using the Nazis as a point of reference in his criticism of the UCP – AFL
Jul 15, 2020

But he will continue calling out “the UCP’s authoritarian-inspired tactics” The president of the Alberta Federation of Labour, Gil McGowan, issued the following statement today. I, Gil McGowan, president of […]

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What you need to know about the UCP’s undemocratic, anti-worker law – AFL
Jul 14, 2020

The newly introduced Bill 32, Restoring Balance in Alberta’s Workplaces Act is the UCP government’s undemocratic, anti-worker law that will enact sweeping regressive changes on Alberta workers and workplaces. It […]

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Implement Mandatory Masks for Enclosed Workplaces and Public Spaces, says AFL – AFL
Jul 14, 2020

Alberta Federation of Labour Executive Council passes motion calling on provincial government to act. EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour is calling on the Chief Medical Officer of Health […]

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Kenney’s union-busting Bill 32 is not just an attack on workers, it’s an attack on democracy – AFL
Jul 13, 2020

The UCP’s double-standard on unions vs. corporations will bring the opposite of balance to Alberta’s political stage EDMONTON – Why should unions, which already have robust systems for internal democratic […]

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