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Sinopec can be prosecuted for workplace deaths
Alberta’s Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday a Chinese company can be prosecuted for its role in the deaths of two temporary foreign workers in 2007. Sinopec Shanghai Engineering Company Ltd. […]
Read more »Future bleak for Alberta Liberals; among progressive parties, only NDP has momentum
If you want a useful yardstick of the relative health of Alberta’s opposition parties, you need look no further than the number of candidates they have nominated for the next […]
Read more »Chinese company to face Canadian court
Chinese engineering, procurement, and construction management company Sinopec Shanghai Engineering Company (SSEC) could face charges in a Canadian court after a decision handed down yesterday by the Alberta Court of […]
Read more »Keystone reignites debate over upgrading
Renewed calls to process more bitumen in Alberta are following a delay in a proposed export pipeline even though the economic upside for upgrading plants in recent years has shrunk. […]
Read more »If companies like Sinopec are going to invest in the oil sands, they need to respect our laws, says McGowan
AFL applauds court decision to hold Chinese firm to account for workers’ deaths EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour applauds the Alberta Court of Appeal’s decision to uphold a […]
Read more »Court says Chinese firm can face trial on safety charges in oilsands deaths
EDMONTON _ A unit of a giant Chinese petrochemical corporation can face trial on safety charges in the deaths of two oilsands workers. The Alberta Court of Appeal has upheld […]
Read more »Alberta Court of Appeal says Chinese company can face charges in deaths of workers
EDMONTON – In a decision released Wednesday, the Alberta Court of Appeal has decided that a Chinese corporation can face charges in Alberta court for the 2005 death of two […]
Read more »Harper pension plan ‘like using a squirt gun to put out a forest fire’: PRPPs a betrayal of working Canadians and a gift to financial institutions, says AFL
Pensions legislation being introduced by the Harper government today (Thursday) will reward Tory friends in the financial services industry, but do nothing to help Canadians facing a looming retirement crisis, […]
Read more »Don’t Let Harper Steamroll Canadian Wheat Farmers
Prime Minister Harper has stated that he intends to dismantle the Canadian Wheat Board by Christmas, 2011. It’s time to tell him to Stop the Steamroller. – Prime Minister Harper […]
Read more »Controversial pipeline will get a new route
The U.S. State Department is exploring new routes for the Keystone XL pipeline through Nebraska, which will delay a decision on TransCanada’s request for a construction permit on the American […]
Read more »XL pipeline controversy shows need for reform
The controversy over the proposed Keystone XL pipeline has brought energy policy, construction costs and labour relations laws to the forefront of debate in Alberta. At the heart of the […]
Read more »Six unions win recertification elections by wide margins
All six unions whose members sought recertification under Gov. Scott Walker’s controversial new collective bargaining law won those elections by wide margins, state officials reported Wednesday. The voting demonstrates that […]
Read more »ANALYSIS | Trans-Pacific trade deal about more than resource exports: Asia-Pacific partnership could push us to innovate at home
Our prime minister says he’s signing us up for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks, and it comes as no surprise — given Stephen Harper’s Alberta roots — that our ability […]
Read more »URGENT ACTION: Support striking workers at Sobeys, November 16th
Issue: In an attempt at union-busting, Sobeys has tabled an offer to members of UFCW 401 at the store in Forest Lawn in Calgary that does not include a return-to-work […]
Read more »At 12:01 A.M., Wisconsin Workers Launched Walker Recall
From a midnight pajama party in a Madison bar to a rally in front of Gov. Scott Walker’s (R) Wauwatosa home, thousands of Wisconsin volunteers kicked off the official signature […]
Read more »Oil pipeline fight roils unions
Elevated oil prices are motivating oil giants to exploit the tar sands of western Canada, creating a jobs boom in the region and leveling hundreds of square miles of forest. […]
Read more »Walker Supporters Plan To Destroy Recall Petitions
Anyone who has been monitoring the events in Wisconsin since Gov. Scott Walker and his cronies took over knows that corruption with this crew runs far and deep. Now that […]
Read more »Premier Redford promotes Alberta down south
Premier Alison Redford will be searching for answers when she arrives in Washington on Monday. The trip comes just days after the Obama administration announced it would be delaying a […]
Read more »Local Unions and Occupy Calgary rallied at City Hall
Unions from across the city and Occupy Calgary rallied Saturday afternoon in front of City Hall. A number of Unions were in attendance: -CUPE Local 40: support for striking school […]
Read more »Alberta labour leaders rally with Occupy demonstrators
Occupy Calgary got a boost from local labour leaders this weekend. Dozens of union supporters and demonstrators joined the the Olympic Plaza group Saturday and rallied for labour solidarity outside […]
Read more »Occupy Calgary smoker slapped with $500 fine for littering: ‘We’re getting new tickets every minute,’ fellow protester complains
out in Olympic Plaza has landed one Occupy Calgary protester a $500 fine. While stamping out a cigarette on Saturday morning, James Bullock was approached by two police officers and […]
Read more »Pipeline setback pleases AFL
Not everyone is upset with the Keystone XL pipeline set back. Gil McGowan, the President of the Alberta Federation of Labour, says Premier Redford should be looking at this as […]
Read more »Alberta Federation of Labour applauds Keystone XL delay: It’s a chance to consider value-added opportunities in Alberta, says McGowan
Edmonton – The Alberta Federation of Labour applauds the Obama administration’s decision to delay the Keystone XL pipeline, saying it will give the Redford government an opportunity to pursue value-added […]
Read more »Join the Occupy Calgary Rally, November 12, 2011
Issue: Members of the Occupy Calgary movement and union leaders from the Calgary area will hold a Labour Solidarity Rally at Calgary City Hall at noon on Saturday, November 12th. […]
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