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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 30, 2023 PRESS RELEASE: UCP government tries to bury pension debate Smith government tried to bury idea of pulling Alberta out of CPP, but it’s clearly far […]

The decision to pull our retirement savings out of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) is a big one. For most Albertans, the Canada Pension Plan will be their main source […]

Campaign needs to be led by Albertans, not Trudeau, says McGowan EDMONTON – Alberta needs a robust campaign to counter the dangerous and misleading efforts being made by the Smith […]

Danielle Smith’s pension numbers are far above UCP’s previous accounts EDMONTON – The amount UCP Leader Danielle Smith says Alberta could get by withdrawing from the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) […]

Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan addresses the issue of not having an increase of the Alberta minimum wage in 5 years, as of October 1, 2023. Read about […]

 Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan addresses the issue of the Alberta government not inceasing the minimum wage in 5 years, as of October 1, 2023. Read about […]

Minimum wage stagnates as inflation soars and erodes purchasing power EDMONTON – This Sunday, October 1, will mark five years without an increase to Alberta’s minimum wage – and the […]

EDMONTON – Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) President Gil McGowan made the following statements in response to the release of the UCP Government’s report on the proposed Alberta Pension Plan […]

Alberta Federation of Labour President Gil McGowan addresses Members of Parliament sitting on the Natural Resources Committee of the House of Commons on sustainable jobs for Alberta. Read about the […]

Education support staff have been suffering through an eight-year pay freeze EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) voiced its backing for education support workers today on #paintABpurple day. […]

EDMONTON – Today’s anti-2SLGBTQIA+ events are a political tactic. The shadowy, far-right operatives who are behind these events want free publicity for their toxic and hateful fringe ideas – ideas […]

Alberta workers have a plan for the global energy transition; Smith offers only fear and spin. AFL president Gil McGowan has written a special column for Labour Day on The […]

AFL president calls on UCP to rescind renewables moratorium EDMONTON – Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan issued the following statement on the UCP’s moratorium on renewables development: “The […]

WINNIPEG – Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) president, Gil McGowan, released the following statement in response to the Bank of Canada’s raise in interest rates by 25 basis points: “The […]

WINNIPEG — Workers and families are looking to Canada’s premiers to work with the labour movement for concrete action to fix health care, make life more affordable and ensure good, […]

“Dreeshen’s comments don’t help workers in Alberta or B.C.” EDMONTON – Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) President Gil McGowan made the following statement in response to Alberta Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen’s […]

Protecting the Alberta economy should mean preparing for change, not denying reality EDMONTON – The Energy Future report released last week by the Canadian Energy Regulator (CER) is an urgent […]

CALGARY – The federal government’s Sustainable Jobs Act will ensure that workers have a loud voice on Alberta’s economic future, according to Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) president Gil McGowan. […]

EDMONTON – Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) President Gil McGowan made the following statement in response to the announcement of the new cabinet for the Government of Alberta: “Since Danielle […]

New study shows UCP “trickle-down” policies haven’t worked CALGARY – As the provincial election looms, corporate tax cuts and other examples of “trickle-down economics” have been in the news on […]

Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan issued the following statement in response to revelations about Danielle Smith’s blueprint for privatizing health care: EDMONTON – “Danielle Smith says she wants to […]

Statement by Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan on Red Dress Day: EDMONTON – “Today is Red Dress Day. It’s a day to honour and bring awareness to the […]

McGowan says the UCP is a threat because they have no plan to prepare Alberta to prosper in a changing global economy EDMONTON – Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) president […]

Four years of UCP government have threatened Alberta workers’ safety: Kuprys EDMONTON – Today, workers across Alberta will gather to commemorate the National Day of Mourning for Persons Killed or […]