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Employment statistics for March are brutal. But next month will be worse, especially for Alberta. – AFL
Apr 9, 2020

The oil price collapse and Kenney’s public service cuts will add to the pain caused by COVID-19 EDMONTON – Statistics Canada released its monthly snapshot on trends in employment today. […]

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Workers in ‘Essential Workplaces’ Deserve Presumptive WCB Coverage, says AFL – AFL
Apr 8, 2020

Alberta Federation of Labour calls on the Workers Compensation Board to act now to ensure clarity for workers and employers during the COVID-19 pandemic EDMONTON – Yesterday, the Alberta Federation […]

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UCP government using pandemic to make ideological changes to workplace rules – AFL
Apr 7, 2020

New changes to the Employment Standards Code gives employers unnecessary and outrageous advantage EDMONTON – “The UCP is using the COVID-19 crisis as a pretext to make ideological changes to […]

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AFL outlines six ways to improve the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit COVID-19 – AFL
Apr 7, 2020

EDMONTON – Applications for the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) opened yesterday and while the federal government’s efforts to help Canadians through the COVID-19 pandemic are laudable, continuous adjustments will […]

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Six ways to improve the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit COVID-19
Apr 6, 2020

Applications for the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) opened today, meaning hundreds of thousands of Canadian workers will likely begin applying to look for much-needed support. While the efforts the […]

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Child care is an essential service for Albertans during this crisis, and always – AFL
Apr 6, 2020

COVID-19 has exposed gaps and a lack of child care for Alberta workers, which is only exasperated by a public health emergency EDMONTON – COVID-19 has shown that rather than […]

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