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Albertans didn’t vote for Kenney to cut and privatize their public health care – AFL
Feb 3, 2020

Alberta Health Services review lays the groundwork for conservative agenda of deep cuts and privatization EDMONTON – The Alberta Health Services (AHS) review, done by Ernst and Young LLP, was […]

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“We shouldn’t be basing our future on bulls#!%” – AFL
Jan 31, 2020

AFL president Gil McGowan responds to statement from Finance Minister Travis Toews on so-called “Blue Ribbon” panel report Earlier this week, we at the Alberta Federation of Labour released heavily […]

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Solidarity! AFL president joins locked out Regina Co-op Refinery Unifor workers – AFL
Jan 30, 2020

‘We all need to push back because Canada’s middle class is at risk,’ says McGowan Regina – The Alberta Federation of Labour president, Gil McGowan, flew to Regina today to […]

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AFL questions Janice MacKinnon’s independence from UCP government – AFL
Jan 29, 2020

Government provided close communication support to chair of panel that calls for deep cuts EDMONTON – Internal government correspondence, obtained via Freedom of Information requests, shows that the Kenney government […]

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AFL demands independent investigation into the deaths of three CP Rail Calgary workers – AFL
Jan 28, 2020

Statement from the Alberta Federation of Labour For Immediate Release Jan. 28, 2020 EDMONTON – Back in February, 2019 the brakes of a 99-car grain train failed and the train […]

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Kenney’s “red tape reduction” is really a war on rules that protect citizens – AFL
Jan 20, 2020

In most cases, what Kenney and the UCP government call red tape are often important regulatory rules designed to protect consumers, workers, and the environment. Kenney’s “red tape reduction” is […]

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