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Bill 37 poses serious threat to Medicare
Jan 25, 1999

EDMONTON – The provincial government’s controversial Bill 37 poses a serious threat to the future of Medicare and should be scrapped, says the Alberta Federation of Labour. That was the […]

Klein exposes real agenda about private health care, says AFL
Jan 25, 1999

Premier Ralph Klein’s call for the provinces and federal government to discuss changes to the Canada Health Act reveals that his real agenda is to permanently entrench private, for-profit hospitals […]

Labour Unions To Hold Rally In Support of Striking Drywall Workers
Jan 17, 1999

Tuesday, January 19 @ 4:30 pmGeorgia Pacific Plant403 – 118A Avenue (see map below) The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) is organizing a support rally for striking workers at the […]

EI system has failed Alberta workers
Jan 11, 1999

EDMONTON – The federal government’s new Employment Insurance system has failed to provide working people in Alberta with kind of protection they need and deserve, says Audrey Cormack, president of […]

Missing out on the Boom: A report card
May 2, 1998

Missing out on the Boom? (A Report Card on Jobs, Wagds and Economic Security in Alberta) In the next twenty pages, we will provide an update of the economic “snapshot” […]

Crumbs from the Table: Re-evaluating the so-called “Alberta Advantage”
Mar 2, 1997

Crumbs from the Table: Re-evaluating the so-called “Alberta Advantage” A report card on jobs, wages and economic security in Alberta (March 1997)