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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 […]

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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 […]

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Unions warn that Kenney government is about to weaken workplace safety protections as part of so-called “Red Tape Review” – AFL
Nov 15, 2019

Health and safety protections are NOT ‘red tape,’ says AFL president EDMONTON – The Kenney government is considering dropping or weakening many workplace health and safety (OHS) protections because it […]

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UCP signals intent to roll back protections for Alberta workers – AFL
Nov 14, 2019

Albertans will, once again, be denied the workplace protections that other Canadians take for granted, say AFL EDMONTON – Statement on behalf of Gil McGowan, president of the Alberta Federation […]

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New campaign asks Albertans to “Join the Resistance” against #KenneysCuts and the #KenneyRecession – AFL
Nov 5, 2019

Kenney’s cuts will trigger a recession and crash the Alberta economy, warn unions For Immediate Release Nov. 5, 2019 CALGARY – Some of Alberta’s largest unions have launched a campaign […]

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New report confirms Kenney’s budget will tip Alberta into recession and kill more jobs than the oil price collapse of 2014-16 – AFL
Oct 30, 2019

EDMONTON OCTOBER 29, 2019 – A new report has confirmed earlier warnings that the UCP’s first budget will kill as many as 114,000 jobs, split between the public and private […]

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