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UCP is using a report that government experts characterized as “poor quality” and “highly inaccurate” to justify deep cuts to health care – AFL
Dec 2, 2019

Documents obtained through Freedom of Information paint a picture of the UCP’s willingness to use shoddy data to support pre-ordained conclusions EDMONTON – One of the reports that the Kenney […]

Black Friday takes on a new meaning as Jason Kenney’s budget cuts lead to the loss of at least 750 nursing jobs
Nov 29, 2019

Statement from Gil McGowan, President of the Alberta Federation of Labour EDMONTON – “Do you remember when Jason Kenney promised jobs and economic growth? Do you remember when he said […]

AFL says UCP will soon add a “worker gag law” to its growing list of anti-democratic actions – AFL
Nov 26, 2019

Legislation will be designed to silence workers and undermine union advocacy campaigns EDMONTON – First the UCP demonized environmentalists with the war room and the House Un-Albertan activities inquiry. Then […]

Government rolls back rights of agriculture workers in Alberta even further than they were before Bill 6
Nov 20, 2019

Statement from AFL president Gil McGowan on new UCP farm workers bill EDMONTON – Bill 26 is a giant step backwards for farm, ranch and agriculture workers in Alberta. They […]

Union leaders tell UCP: ‘The money saved by Albertans for retirement belongs to them, not to you!’ – AFL
Nov 20, 2019

Joint statement from the leaders of Alberta’s largest labour organizations EDMONTON – For the past two days, Albertans have been justifiably preoccupied with the implications that Bill 22 has for […]

Alberta’s premier is doing what even Trump wouldn’t do – he wants to fire the man investigating him – AFL
Nov 18, 2019

But that’s not all. Kenney is also attacking the independence of Alberta’s biggest pension plans EDMONTON – Today’s headlines in Alberta will, quite rightly, be about Jason Kenney’s outrageous decision […]