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Some seniors working past retirement age
Every morning Robert McDonald gets up just after 4 a.m. in order to get to work as a delivery truck driver in downtown Edmonton for 6:30. Up until a year […]
Read more »Journeymen can now supervise up to two apprentices
Journeymen in Alberta will now be allowed to supervise up to two apprentices. The rules changed on January 31st, increasing the ratio from 1:1. Even though critics say safety will […]
Read more »With Morton out of cabinet, Alberta must reverse position on pension reform: AFL calls on government to revive CPP proposal, as poll proves it’s what Albertans want
With Ted Morton no longer in cabinet, it’s time for the Alberta government to listen to its own citizens on pension reform and reverse its opposition to increasing Canada Pension […]
Read more »On-site investigation of CNRL coker fire continues
A crane arrived on the Horizon oilsands project Saturday to help get a better view of the damage caused by the coker fire earlier this month. “The crane was put […]
Read more »Alberta employment minister under pressure to change farm safety: Stakeholders write letters to minister asking for legislative changes to cover farm workers
The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) called on Employment Minister Thomas Lukaszuk to extend health and safety laws to protect farm workers. “Three more Alberta farm workers have died in […]
Read more »Audit reveals safety violations on construction sites
Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan reacted to a special government health and safety audit of commercial construction sites, calling the results a “shocking wake-up call,” and the “clearest […]
Read more »Growing number of Albertans lose pension plans: Report
The new report from the Alberta Superintendent of Pensions shows 37 pension plans were discontinued in the province for the year ending June 30, 2010, affecting 6,847 people. For the […]
Read more »Employment minister under pressure to change farm-safety laws: There are growing calls to extend legislation to cover farm workers, says AFL
Edmonton – As the death toll continues on Alberta farms, the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) today called on Employment Minister Thomas Lukaszuk to do the right thing and extend […]
Read more »Smart employers will see unions as tools for improving workplace
Few of us would find it easy to terminate an employee. It’s not pleasant to be the one who has to undertake this role — and nor should it be. […]
Read more »January 2011: CEP welcomes new members; New Union Magazine; Victory for IAMAW Lodge 99; NUPGE/CLC commit to examine raiding issue
CEP welcomes new members There were 226 reasons that the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada was celebrating on New Year’s Day. That’s the number of new members it […]
Read more »Tricky trade-offs ahead after good start on pension reform
The recent meeting of government finance ministers at Kananaskis took an important first step toward improving Canada’s pension and retirement landscape. But there is tougher slogging ahead. Facing at least […]
Read more »LRB Decision on OEM January 2011
Our affiliate, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local Lodge 99, has won a battle at the Labour Relations Board. The Finning case was about the employer creating […]
Read more »NUPGE/CLC reach agreement January 2011
The imminent departure of HSAA from the AFL has been averted. NUPGE and the CLC have reached an agreement to continue to talk about the issues NUPGE was concerned with. […]
Read more »Horizon remains under stop work order
One man remains in hospital with burns following Thursday’s coker fire at the Horizon oilsands project which remains shut down. A stop work order issued by Alberta Occupational Health and […]
Read more »AFL demands wider probe into Horizon coker explosion: Public must not be kept in the dark for years waiting to find out what caused the blast
The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) is demanding a wide-ranging and public investigation into the explosion and fire that injured five workers at the Canadian Natural Horizon upgrader in Fort […]
Read more »Alberta minister ‘disgusted’ as dozens of construction sites fail safety blitz: Employment Minister Thomas Lukaszuk wants tickets for violations
Employment Minister Thomas Lukaszuk said Tuesday he’s “disgusted” by the number of safety infractions uncovered during an inspection blitz of Alberta construction sites, signalling he wants to start ticketing people […]
Read more »Pension debate fails to draw young adults
As the framework for a private-sector pension alternative was approved for Canadians yesterday, some young adults in Calgary said they have been staying out of the debate. This is despite […]
Read more »Aging boomers face retirement without adequate pensions
Our Aging Boomers: A Four-Part Series Saturday: Early boomers hit 65 Sunday: The coming health crunch Monday: How boomers will define aging Today: The pension pinch As the first wave […]
Read more »Alberta jobsites face crackdown after safety blitz
Safety officers will target commercial construction sites in Alberta for inspection in the upcoming year after a safety blitz found a number of contractors were in violation of provincial legislation. […]
Read more »Oil sands firms look at outsourcing
As Canada’s oil sands companies work to head off another looming labour crunch, some have begun looking at moving huge numbers of employees out of Fort McMurray, Alta. – and […]
Read more »Provinces reach agreement on pooled pension plan
Provincial finance ministers last week reached an agreement on a framework for the Pooled Registered Pension Plan (PRPP), a new private-sector retirement plan that aims to benefit small and medium […]
Read more »Federal, provincial finance ministers agree on private pension plan
Federal and provincial finance ministers had different views on how to ensure Canadians have enough money for retirement but managed to agree on allowing more private involvement. “We are all […]
Read more »HST levy, CPP on agenda as finance ministers meet in K-Country
As Canada’s finance ministers meet today in Kananaskis Country to wrestle with a thorny national pension debate, Alberta Finance Minister Ted Morton will also be pushing for Ottawa and the […]
Read more »Alberta construction site safety blitz planned after violations found
Safety officers will target commercial construction sites in Alberta for inspection in the upcoming year after a safety blitz found a number of contractors were in violation of provincial legislation. […]
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