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Trudeau Liberals not being honest with Canadians about TFWP – AFL
Sep 19, 2016

Parliamentary report a blueprint for a two-tiered labour market Edmonton – A parliamentary committee report tabled today about the Temporary Foreign Worker Program shows that the Liberals are not likely […]

Labour Bytes: July 2016 – AFL
Sep 6, 2016

News Defenders of defined-benefit pensions proven right yet again Edmonton – Alberta’s Local Authorities Pension Plan has hit 97 per cent funding just two years after Conservatives tried to gut […]

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 […]