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Why should Albertans care about the UCP’s attack on worker rights? – AFL
Jul 10, 2020

Because it hurts all of us! Jason Kenney and the UCP government’s Bill 32 is an attack on workers and unions to tip the scales in favour of corporations and […]

“This is a dark day in Alberta history” – AFL
Jul 8, 2020

‘Bill 32 represents a fundamental attack on worker rights and democracy,’ says AFL These are the remarks that Alberta Federation of Labour president, Gil McGowan, made in response to the […]

Kenney’s Economic Recovery Plan Fails Working Families on Child Care, Despite Strong Support for Action From Albertans – AFL
Jul 6, 2020

New poll shows that 78 per cent of Albertans want to see action on universal child care coming out of COVID-19 EDMONTON – In a recent poll done for the […]

We warned you … now here it comes – AFL
Jul 3, 2020

The UCP is about to launch its long-anticipated attack on worker rights About eight months ago, the Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan warned Albertans that the UCP was […]

The UCP is about to introduce legislation aimed at importing dangerous U.S.-style anti-worker laws to Alberta, says AFL – AFL
Jul 2, 2020

Campaign aims to stop a race-to-the-bottom in terms of wages, bargaining power and workplace rights EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour has launched a campaign aimed at rallying public […]

Kenney’s economic recovery plan will be meaningless if he pairs it with US-style wage suppression tactics – AFL
Jun 29, 2020

EDMONTON – Jason Kenney’s economic recovery plan won’t be worth the paper it’s written on if, as expected, he pairs it with a brutal attack on worker rights that strips […]