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New restrictions on Temporary Foreign Worker Program in Alberta are good news for workers – AFL
Apr 19, 2017

Joint federal-provincial program will force employers in 29 job categories to look for unemployed locals first Edmonton – This morning Alberta Labour Minister Christina Gray and federal Employment, Workforce Development […]

Day for the Elimination of Racism – AFL
Mar 21, 2017

AFL pledges to renew our commitment to fighting for equality for all workers On March 21, 1960, sixty-nine people were killed and eighty were wounded by the racist state of […]

Alberta has a revenue problem that was decades in the making – AFL
Mar 15, 2017

Budget 2017 needs to protect public services and look forward to revenue reform Edmonton – Alberta’s budget should focus on revenue reform and on protecting jobs, according to the province’s […]

Government must stand strong on protecting farm and ranch workers’ rights – AFL
Mar 6, 2017

Technical working group reports released today show need for strong leadership Edmonton – In response to today’s reports released from the technical working groups on the Enhanced Protection for Farm […]

Coalition of coal workers unveils transition plan – AFL
Mar 3, 2017

Report examines how Alberta can be a leader in phase out of emissions from coal-fired electricity Edmonton – A coalition of workers who will be affected by Alberta’s plan to […]

PC-era government report shows they knew agricultural workplace laws were necessary – AFL
Feb 21, 2017

Thousands of accidents, dozens of deaths every year on Alberta farms prove modernization of agricultural employment laws needed Edmonton – Alberta’s agricultural workers are more than twice as likely to […]