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Stelmach’s drilling push cost taxpayers $2.9B: Labour group seeks probe into ‘misuse’ of funds
Ed Stelmach’s program to stimulate drilling during the recession cost taxpayers $2.9 billion and failed to create promised jobs, new wells or new investment in the oilpatch, says the Alberta […]
Read more »Oilpatch stimulus hit dry hole: union Provincial AFL head wants MLAs to probe ‘outrageous misuse of government funds’
Alberta’s program to stimulate drilling during the recession cost taxpayers $2.9 billion and failed to create promised jobs, new wells or new investment in the oilpatch, says the Alberta Federation […]
Read more »AFL finds evidence of huge royalty giveaway: “Grey market” trading of royalty credits bleeds Treasury of billions
EDMONTON – Oil and gas companies have used $2.9 billion of public money to boost their own profits, while the government lays off over a thousand educational staff and professionals […]
Read more »Stelmach’s drilling program failed: Alberta Federation of Labour Program merely padded the profits of major oil and gas companies in Alberta: AFL president
Ed Stelmach’s program to stimulate drilling during the recession cost taxpayers $2.9 billion and failed to create promised jobs, new wells or new investment in the oilpatch, says the Alberta […]
Read more »Alberta drilling incentives padded oil firms’ pockets, labour group charges
EDMONTON — Ed Stelmach’s program to stimulate drilling during the recession cost taxpayers $2.9 billion and failed to create promised jobs, new wells or new investment in the oilpatch, says […]
Read more »Royalty program a $2.9B failure: union
Over the last two years, oil and gas companies have used $2.9 billion of public money to boost profits under a royalty credit system with little in return for the […]
Read more »New campaign ad rules excessively strict
Like the little critters in the Stampede midway’s Whack a Mole, signs of a fall election are suddenly popping up all over Alberta’s political landscape. First came the announcement by […]
Read more »Union Winter 2008: Treading Water: Alberta’s economic boom for a labour perspective
Union Winter 2008: Treading Water: Alberta’s economic boom for a labour perspective
Read more »Union Winter 2009: Making Labour Law Work for Workers
Union Winter 2009: Making Labour Law Work for Workers
Read more »Union Spring-Summer 2009: Solidarity in Hard Times: Building a stronger labour movement
Union Spring-Summer 2009: Solidarity in Hard Times: Building a stronger labour movement
Read more »Union Spring-Summer 2008: Saving Your Nest Egg: Can you really afford to retire?
Union Spring-Summer 2008: Saving Your Nest Egg: Can you really afford to retire?
Read more »Union Spring 2009: There When You Need It? The attack on health care continues
Union Spring 2009: There When You Need It? The attack on health care continues
Read more »Alberta young worker safety report fails to address threat of violent crime: Union association
report that came after an inspection blitz focused on young worker safety is grim, said the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL). The report doesn’t deal with violent crime, one of […]
Read more »Report on workplace safety ignores one of the biggest threats to young workers: Violent criminal attacks – AFL calls for ban on working alone to stem attacks on night-shift workers
Yesterday’s government report on safety for young workers fails to deal with one of the biggest threats faced by young people working in convenience stores, fast-food restaurants and gas stations: […]
Read more »Hazardous material violations lead pack of workplace safety infractions: Lukaszuk announces results of targeted inspections
EDMONTON – Provincial inspectors found at least one safety violation in 70 per cent of workplaces that often employ young people. No workplaces were issued a stop-work order for the […]
Read more »Temporary foreign workers: a growing reality. But is it the right one?
How immigration policy is increasingly being used by governments and businesses to address labour market needs, and the debates these policies have given rise to. In this 4-part series, The […]
Read more »Join Together Alta meeting Thursday night
Expect cutbacks to the education system to be front-and-centre when a group calling for more money for education, health care, and other government services holds a public meeting in Edmonton […]
Read more »Unions unite on march down Jasper Avenue
“Who decides? We’ll decide! Whose work? Our work!” was the cry heard across the downtown core yesterday. Hundreds of Canada Post workers united with other labour unions to voice their […]
Read more »Unions vow to fight Harper’s anti-worker agenda: Labour leaders from across Alberta condemn ‘one-sided’ back-to-work legislation
Alberta’s labour leaders sent a strong message to the Harper government today, condemning the anti-worker agenda shown by back-to-work legislation in the Canada Post and Air Canada disputes. “Rather than […]
Read more »Edmonton postal workers rally against proposed back-to-work legislation: Other unions join voices to send message to federal government
EDMONTON – Solidarity was the message postal workers and labour unions took to the streets of Edmonton Tuesday after a rally at Canada Post’s downtown plant. “You are not alone. […]
Read more »Postal strike ‘not over yet’
Marching through Edmonton’s core, hundreds of angry postal workers and union leaders shouted their message loud and clear. “We’re working united, we’ll never be defeated!” workers shouted on Tuesday outside […]
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