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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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The UCP is using lies to justify an attack on the standard of living of Albertans working in the public sector – AFL
Oct 30, 2019

Statement from Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan: Jason Kenney and the UCP have broken faith with the thousands and thousands of public-sector Albertans who helped elect them. During […]

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Budget cuts much deeper and more damaging than Kenney admits – AFL
Oct 24, 2019

‘Jason Kenney is playing games with numbers,’ says Gil McGowan, AFL president EDMONTON OCTOBER 24, 2019 – Today’s budget cuts will be much deeper than Kenney admits. The reality is […]

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