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A fresh warning issued to the city comes from the head of Alberta’s most powerful labour group, who says any move against the Occupy Calgary protesters could ruin Calgary’s reputation. […]

CALGARY, ALBERTA–(Marketwire – Nov. 10, 2011) – The Union representing Calgary outside workers including parks and recreation employees offered today to work with City management to ensure safety and cleanliness […]

The U.S. State Department has ordered an environmental assessment for a new Keystone XL pipeline route, allowing U.S. President Barack Obama to shelve the controversial issue until after the 2012 […]

CALGARY – The Obama administration’s decision to delay its approval of the Keystone XL pipeline could have serious consequences for the Alberta economy, and the energy sector that drives much […]

South Korean woman Kim Jin-suk has touched ground for the first time since January to end her 309 day protest against Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction. She confined herself to […]

The City of Calgary risks staining its good name if it tries to evict peaceful protestors from the Occupy Calgary site at Olympic Plaza, says the province’s largest labour organization. […]

In the wake of a significant electoral victory in Ohio Tuesday, unions and their supporters are energized and eager to flex their newly honed political muscles. But the path to […]

The City of Calgary risks staining its good name if it tries to evict peaceful protestors from the Occupy Calgary site at Olympic Plaza, says the province’s largest labour organization. […]

Adding evening and weekend safety inspections is a step in the right direction to improve safety at residential construction sites, but what Alberta workers really need is the ability to […]

Today the people of Ohio will decide, in a referendum vote, whether Gov. John Kasich’s anti-worker bill will become law or get tossed out. So when an Ohio union staffer […]

Organized labor’s early flirtation with Occupy Wall Street is starting to get serious. Last month, Verizon workers marched past Zuccotti Park in solidarity with Occupy protesters. Union leaders, who were […]

2011 November Submission to the Honourable Dave Hancock on the Labour Code Review

Advocates of a living wage hit downtown streets Tuesday to hand out $9.40 bills to raise awareness that Alberta’s minimum wage, now the lowest in the country, is not enough. […]

Issue: The Occupy movement is holding marches and rallies to call for a Robin Hood Tax on financial transactions that would raise billions of dollars to protect public services, help […]

Issue: Members of UFCW 401 at the Sobeys store in Forest Lawn, Calgary, are on strike as the employer seeks cuts to wages and benefits. Action Requested: Join a rally […]

With Ohio voters looking to overturn Governor John Kasich’s union-busting Senate Bill 5 through a statewide referendum, national Republican donors, strategists and corporations are pumping money into the state to […]

My mind keeps drifting back to the recent Air Canada flight attendants’ strike that never happened, as a result of threats from the Harper government. I know it’s already mouldy […]

Issue: Members of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners Local 2010 at Peri Formworks in Calgary have been on strike since July 4. Actions Requested: Join the picket lines […]

The Alberta government made a significant policy U-turn when Premier Alison Redford publicly contradicted her new energy minister’s decision to change the overall approach to the construction of the Heartland […]

Judgment day is just around the corner for Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s anti-union bill. On November 8, Ohioans will vote on whether to repeal Kasich’s SB 5 legislation, which slashes […]

COLUMBUS — Major polling has remained consistent in its conclusions on Senate Bill 5 since lawmakers passed the legislation earlier this year and opponents launched a petition drive to repeal […]

Taxi Workers Alliance joins AFL-CIO, as number of contract workers continues to grow WASHINGTON, D.C.—Last week, the National Taxi Workers Alliance became the first nontraditional labor group to join the […]

With retailers gearing up for the holiday shopping season, work is available for job seekers. But a lot of the jobs are of the part-time or temporary variety. Gil McGowan, […]

A Conservative Private Member’s Bill to be debated in Parliament today (Thursday) is part of an organized campaign by the Harper government to silence all those who oppose its right-wing […]