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Bill 1 takes unprecedented steps to curtail freedom of expression and dissent under the guise of protecting infrastructure – AFL
Mar 6, 2020

Statement from the Alberta Federation of Labour calling on Premier Kenney to withdraw Bill 1 The Alberta Federation of Labour is urging Premier Kenney to withdrawal his Bill 1, the […]

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Albertans are telling us ‘this is not what I voted for’ – AFL
Mar 4, 2020

Unions launch next phase of fightback campaign For Immediate Release March 4, 2020 EDMONTON – Some of Alberta’s largest unions have launched the next phase of their campaign to oppose […]

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Kenney’s Budget breaks promises, delivers opposite of what Albertans voted for last year – AFL
Feb 27, 2020

Albertans voted for promises of jobs, economic growth, protecting their public health care, and for no cuts to frontline services EDMONTON – Budget 2020, which was tabled this afternoon, contains […]

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Pre-budget check up: “Where are the jobs, Jason?” – AFL
Feb 24, 2020

During the 2019 election, Jason Kenney promised that a UCP government would deliver jobs and economic growth. But the reality has been quite different. We’ve already seen one budget from […]

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The Teck lesson: “Kenney’s climate belligerence is doing more to drive away investment and kill jobs than anything that’s been done by environmentalists or Indigenous protesters.” – AFL
Feb 24, 2020

The following statement has been issued by Alberta Federation of Labour president, Gil McGowan, in response to Teck’s decision to withdraw their application for Frontier Mine. EDMONTON – The letter […]

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UCP attack on doctors should set off alarm bells with Albertans, say AFL president – AFL
Feb 21, 2020

Gil McGowan, president of Alberta’s largest worker advocacy group, the Alberta Federation of Labour, released the following statement about the UCP’s attack on doctors: The Kenney government’s decision to tear […]

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