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2013 Fact Sheet_Revenue, spending and public sector wages
2013 Fact Sheet_Revenue, spending and public sector wages
Read more »Refine it at home to pop bitumen bubble: AFL
/Alberta’s current financial woes may offer a silver lining, says the Alberta Federation of Labour. Two weeks after Premier Alison Redford warned the province that resource royalties were expected to […]
Read more »Report says pipeline squeeze could be ‘devastating’ to Canadian economy
/CALGARY – The inability to get western Canadian crude to the right markets is costing the country’s economy dearly, according to a new report paid for by the Saskatchewan government. […]
Read more »2013 AFL Submission to Standing Com. on Alberta’s Economic Future Study of the BRIK Program
2013 AFL Submission to Standing Com. on Alberta’s Economic Future Study of the BRIK Program
Read more »Secret Government of Alberta documents show upgrading is economic
AFL releases Energy Department analysis obtained under FOIP Edmonton – In-province upgrading is highly economical according to secret government documents released by the Alberta Federation of Labour today. The documents, […]
Read more »Report says time running out for Canadian oil producers to access Pacific Rim
/CALGARY – A research paper is reinforcing the idea that Canada’s resource industry is at risk of being left behind internationally if it doesn’t find a way to get oil […]
Read more »Alberta Federation of Labour cites ‘strong economic case’ to refine bitumen here
/EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour says the discounted price Alberta bitumen is fetching of the world market could provide an opportunity for more upgrading and additional jobs in […]
Read more »Upgrading bitumen in Alberta best option, labour group says
/The Alberta Federation of Labour says documents obtained through Freedom of Information show that the provincial government has been told that upgrading bitumen in Alberta is a better financial option […]
Read more »Backgrounder-Secret Government Documents Show Bitumen Price Differential Makes Upgrading Highly Profitable
Secret Government Documents Show Bitumen Price Differential Makes Upgrading Highly Profitable
Read more »Media Advisory: Secret documents show upgrading is economic
AFL to release Government of Alberta analysis of bitumen economy Edmonton – Secret government documents that show upgrading is economically viable will be released by the Alberta Federation of Labour […]
Read more »Alberta Federation of Labour calls for creation of new Crown corporation to tackle ‘bitumen bubble’
/Wants province to invest in oilsands refining capacity CALGARY – The Alberta Federation of Labour called Wednesday for the province to burst the so-called “bitumen bubble” by creating a Crown […]
Read more »Labour group contests bitumen bubble claim
/The premier’s claim that Alberta’s financial woes are because of a bitumen bubble is being challenged by a provincial labour group. The bitumen bubble refers to the growing gap between […]
Read more »Bitumen bubble’ bad news for budget
/When Premier Alison Redford talks about “a bitumen bubble,” she’s referring to the record amount of Alberta bitumen for sale, and the low price it’s fetching in the U.S. these […]
Read more »Alberta issues record setting fine to Chinese state-owned oil firm
/An Alberta judge has ordered the Canadian arm of a Chinese state-owned oil company to pay the biggest workplace safety fine in the province’s history after the death of two […]
Read more »Bitumen glut has silver lining
Bitumen glut has silver lining (January 30, 2013) The bitumen glut has a silver lining: Seizing Alberta’s upgrading opportunity and creating long-term prosperity.The low price of bitumen has a silver […]
Read more »Bitumen glut has silver lining
Creating upgrading jobs in Alberta has never been more viable CALGARY – The so-called “bitumen bubble” is actually an opportunity for the province to add value and create jobs, says […]
Read more »Province’s unionists call for more bitumen production at home
/The time is right for Alberta to profit from bitumen’s low price by processing more of it at home, say the province’s unionists. The so-called bitumen bubble makes it economically […]
Read more »Labour group says a new upgrader will help economy
/Alberta Federation of Labour says it’s time for a new bitumen upgrader The Alberta Federation of Labour says with the current sagging oil prices, this is the time for the […]
Read more »Local organizations pledge support for Idle No More
/EDMONTON – The Idle No More movement marked a global day of action Monday with a rally in Churchill Square that saw leaders from a variety of organizations declare solidarity […]
Read more »Labour organizations, environmental groups join with Idle No More
/Albertan labour organizations and environmental groups declared their support for the Idle No More movement during a rally in Edmonton Monday. In front of over 100 Idle No More demonstrators […]
Read more »Idle No More event aims to teach, build support for movement
/Edmontonians packed Allendale Community Hall Sunday evening for a discussion of Idle No More, as communities and organizations worldwide planned for a show of solidarity with the movement on Monday. […]
Read more »Sinopec $1.5 million penalty for workplace deaths a ‘slap on the wrist,’ says union
/A Canadian subsidiary of Sinopec, a Chinese state-owned oil corporation, was ordered to pay $1.5-million fine Thursday, approximately six years after a collapsing tank roof killed two Chinese workers at […]
Read more »Albertans being misled by talk of ‘bitumen bubble’
Real problems caused by low taxes, royalty giveaways and lack of upgrading strategy Alison Redford’s claims that Alberta’s financial woes are caused by a ‘bitumen bubble’ are a distraction. The […]
Read more »Unions, economists blast Alison Redford’s budget plans
/CALGARY – Public sector unions are bracing to fight impending provincial cutbacks driven by a multi-billion dollar cash crunch. And a prominent economist said Premier Alison Redford’s TV address to […]
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