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Enbridge says Northern Gateway ‘no different’ from other projects
Compares pipeline to Canadian Pacific Railway and the St. Lawrence Seaway Enbridge has told the National Energy Board that the company’s $6-billion plan to build a pipeline from the Alberta […]
Read more »Enbridge defends Northern Gateway in final phase of public hearings
/After a bumpy ride this summer, Enbridge will face a tough grilling this week on its $6 billion Northern Gateway project as public hearings enter their final phase in which […]
Read more »Enbridge says Northern Gateway ‘no different’ from other projects
/Compares pipeline to Canadian Pacific Railway and the St. Laurence Seaway Enbridge has told the National Energy Board that the company’s $6-billion plan to build a pipeline from the Alberta […]
Read more »Labor group warns of job losses from planned Enbridge oil line
/EDMONTON, Alberta (Reuters) – Enbridge Inc’s proposed Northern Gateway oil pipeline to Canada’s Pacific Coast could cost thousands of high-paying refining jobs in Alberta, a labor group warned on Tuesday […]
Read more »Enbridge Inc. faces critics at Northern Gateway Joint Review Panel hearing: live blog
/Enbridge Inc. will face tough questions from intervenors at the Northern Gateway Joint Review Panel’s hearing in Edmonton this afternoon. Among them are the Government of BC, the Alberta Federation […]
Read more »McGowan: Harper’s gift on Labour Day – wage suppression
This Labour Day, working Albertans have a lot to be thankful for. We have the highest wages, the best job prospects and the highest standard of living in Canada. So, […]
Read more »Beware of low-wage agenda
This Labour Day, working Albertans have a lot to be thankful for. We have the highest wages, the best job prospects and the highest standard of living in Canada. Life […]
Read more »Happy Labour Day! Push-polls prove it … Canadians hate unions … really, really they do!
Some of my younger readers may not realize this, but when I was a kid growing up in British Columbia in the 1950s, there was a holiday at the end […]
Read more »Public hearings resume Tuesday on Enbridge’s Northern Gateway project
/After a bumpy ride this summer, Enbridge will face a tough grilling this week on its $6 billion Northern Gateway project as public hearings enter their final phase in which […]
Read more »Provincial Archives salutes the People Who Built Alberta
/Edmonton – September 1, 2012 – From September 6 to December 21, a new exhibit at the Provincial Archives of Alberta salutes the achievements and sacrifices of Alberta’s working men […]
Read more »Two-tier minimum wage system open to abuse by employers
Swiss Chalet case shows how employers can use weak laws to rip-off workers EDMONTON – Alberta’s poorly written minimum wage laws are subject to abuse, says Nancy Furlong, Secretary Treasurer […]
Read more »The Alberta Federation of Labour: 100 Years of Struggle 100 Years of Solidarity
The Alberta Federation of Labour Edmonton Journal Published: Friday, August 31 100 YEARS OF STRUGGLE 100 YEARS OF SOLIDARITY Edmonton Journal 2012
Read more »Labour law inclusion demanded for Alta. farms
/Lack of protection for Alberta farm workers was highlighted Aug. 20 by Alberta’s New Democrats and the Alberta Federation of Labour. The two groups used the occasion of the AFL-designated […]
Read more »Employers’ group calls for change to Alberta labour laws
/A group representing Alberta’s non-unionized construction industry hopes the results of a new survey will convince the government to make changes to the province’s labour laws. Merit Contractors Association, which […]
Read more »Alberta Federation of Labour
/The first 100 years The Alberta Federation of Labour is dedicated to improving the lives of Alberta’s working people, union members and non-members alike. We seek to represent all those […]
Read more »Frack this, time to review
NDP calls for a deeper look at fracking in Alberta The Alberta NDP has renewed its call for a scientific review of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) technology. NDP environment critic Rachel […]
Read more »Frack this, time to review
/NDP calls for a deeper look into fracking in Alberta The Alberta NDP has renewed its call for a scientific review of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) technology. NDP environment critic Rachel […]
Read more »Low oil prices darken Alberta’s fiscal forecast
/EDMONTON — Lower-than-expected energy revenue has Alberta on track to post another deficit this year that could reach as high as $3 billion, require spending cuts and force the government […]
Read more »Alberta, Canada Farm Fatalities Go Unreported
/The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) says the government’s decision to withhold information on farm fatalities is an attempt to move the issue to the back burner and off the […]
Read more »Child Labour Issue Debated in Alberta
/Liberal MLA David Swann has called on one snack food company to stop using Alberta-produced potatoes, as child labour in the province’s industry remains unregulated. In Alberta, one member of […]
Read more »URGENT ACTION: UFCW 1118 on strike/lockout at Lilydale
Issue: UFCW 1118 on strike/lockout for fair wages and working hours since Saturday, August 25, 2012. Actions Requested: Support your sisters and brothers on the picket line at 127 Avenue […]
Read more »Province neglects to report fatalities
/Government accused of ignoring farm workers’ rights The Alberta government’s failure to post its annual report of farm work-related fatalities has brought allegations from the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) […]
Read more »Farm workers deserve protection
/Province should give farm workers occupational safeguards The province was called upon again this week to give Alberta farm workers the same protections as those in other occupations, and in […]
Read more »Fracking causes water worries for NDP
Wants review of extraction process More than five million cubic metres of fresh water were allocated for fracking in Alberta last year, the NDP said Tuesday as it renewed calls […]
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