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EDMONTON – Employment Minister Thomas Lukaszuk has unveiled a new workplace safety website that allows many Albertans to see basic information about how many injuries and deaths have happened at […]

The province wants Albertans to know how many injuries or deaths have happened at their workplace. To that end, it’s launching a website Thursday to make the stats more available. […]

2010 Jun Submission to Standing Committee on the Economy: Minimum Wage Review

2005 September Submission Alberta Employment Standards Review

2005 October Submission Federal Labour Code Part III Review

EDMONTON – A labour group is accusing Alberta of boosting spending on public relations while cutting spending on environmental monitoring. The Alberta Federation of Labour says since 2003 the provincial […]

EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour says spending on public-sector monitoring of the environment has dropped precipitously in the years that investment in oilsands developments has rocketed. Their analysis […]

AFL analysis shows Alberta government’s real priorities − calls for public investment in environmental monitoring and enforcement Edmonton – The Alberta government decimated program spending on environmental enforcement, compliance, and […]

2010 July Submission to Minister’s Advisory Committee on Health Final Report: Alberta Health Act

Alberta gained more full-time jobs in August, but its unemployment rate nudged up 0.2 percentage points in August to 6.5 per cent, seasonally adjusted figures from Statistics Canada showed Friday. […]

The latest unemployment numbers were released Friday. Statistics Canada reports Alberta’s jobless rate rose from 6.3 per cent to 6.5 per cent, well below the national average of 8.1 per […]

After a mid-summer improvement, Alberta’s jobless rate increased during August. At 6.5 per cent – up from 6.3 per cent in July – it remains lower than the nation’s 8.1 […]

Edmonton – As Alberta’s official unemployment rate edges up to 6.5%, the Alberta Federation of Labour released figures showing Alberta’s “real” unemployment rate – including discouraged workers and involuntary part-timers […]

Say ‘No’ to private health care! At 10 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 10, those who value public health care can join a rally organized by Friends of Medicare at the […]

EDMONTON – For the first time in years, John Sampson has job-related benefits. “I haven’t had new glasses in over five years. I need bifocals,” he said. Sampson, a welder […]

The provincial government is investing $850,000 to help temporary foreign workers adjust to life in Alberta while reviewing the federal program’s effectiveness, Alberta’s labour boss said Friday. Alberta’s Employment and […]

Labour Day, a day meant to celebrate the economic and social achievement of workers. Now there is word new rules may be added to protect them. On the spot fines […]

While the province moves to reform the temporary foreign worker program, the Alberta Federation of Labour says scrap it. The labour group says the program is failing foreign workers and […]

Labour Day has marked the contribution of the labour movement to Canadian society for almost as long as there has been a Canada. Thanks to pressure from unions and others, […]

When Statistics Canada figures are released later this week, they’re expected to show nearly 1.5 million people are out of work across the country. In Edmonton on Monday, the number […]

While Albertans enjoy this Labour Day weekend, recent news reports reveal there is still much to be done to protect vulnerable workers in the province. “The Alberta government has once […]

The Temporary Foreign Workers (TFW) program is so dysfunctional that it needs to be scrapped, rather than reviewed and reformed, says the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL). “We welcome the […]

CALGARY – Alberta Employment Minister Thomas Lukaszuk said today the levying of workplace safety charges in the death of an employee at an oilsands tailings pond shows the province is […]

CALGARY – Alberta is taking advantage of an economic lull to examine how a flood of temporary foreign workers has affected the province and how to prepare for the next […]