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Labour Bytes: April 2016 – AFL
Sep 6, 2016

News AFL Pres Testifies against Trans-Pacific Partnership In a presentation to the House of Commons’ International Trade Committee, Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan took aim at how the […]

Rules that protect Canadians from being passed over for TFWs are not ‘silly’ – AFL
Aug 11, 2016

The federal government should not relax safeguards designed to protect Canadian workers Edmonton — Immigration Minister John McCallum needs to understand that it isn’t ‘silly’ to ensure companies hire unemployed […]

Pension report shows resilience of well-managed defined-benefit plans – AFL
Jul 13, 2016

LAPP’s 97 per cent funding level repudiates Tory fearmongering about impending financial collapse Edmonton – Alberta’s Local Authorities Pension Plan has hit 97 per cent funding just two years after […]

Liberal Government quietly breaking promises on TFWP – AFL
Jul 4, 2016

Trudeau eases guest worker hiring regulation intended to protect Canadian jobs Edmonton – While Canadians were celebrating their nation’s birthday over the weekend, the federal Liberal government quietly broke their […]

AFL calls on Prime Minister to fire Canada Post CEO over manufactured crisis – AFL
Jun 30, 2016

Completely unnecessary lockout and service interruption the result of ‘toxic combination of ideology and ego’ Edmonton – Canada Post CEO Deepak Chopra should be removed from his post for deliberately […]

Businesses should not fear $15 minimum wage – AFL
Jun 29, 2016

Wage increase would be ‘a rising tide that lifts all boats’ Edmonton — Despite a concerted campaign of fear and misinformation from certain employer groups, there is every reason to […]