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Excitement is running high as union leaders and activists gather in Calgary before an election that could transform Alberta – AFL
Apr 15, 2015

Excitement is running high as union leaders and activists gather in Calgary

Temporary Foreign Worker Program – TFWP!
Apr 12, 2015

Introduction: Launched in the early 1970s, and originally intended for limited high-skilled, high-paying jobs, the Temporary Foreign Worker Program has grown into an economy destroying nightmare that is putting Canadians […]

Election law muzzles advocacy campaign website that calls for corporate tax increases
Apr 6, 2015

Better Way Alberta campaign site will be shuttered to comply with law that ‘undermines free speech’ Edmonton – The Alberta Federation of Labour will be forced to shut down its […]

Court of Queen’s Bench throws out large sections of Alberta’s labour law
Apr 2, 2015

Government given one year to fix labour legislation that violates constitution Edmonton –Alberta laws that interfere with the right of public-sector workers to go on strike violate the Canadian Charter […]

2015 Statement from Alberta Federation of Labour President Gil McGowan on the federal government’s April 1 TFW deadline
Mar 31, 2015

Statement from Alberta Federation of Labour President Gil McGowan on the federal government’s April 1 TFW deadline On the eve of the federal government’s April 1 deadline for Temporary Foreign […]

Albertans paying more for less
Mar 26, 2015

Provincial budget hurts front-line services as government blames workers Edmonton – Alberta’s 2015 budget shows that the government has public services in the crosshairs. The budget, tabled on Thursday, March […]