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A New Direction for Alberta’s Energy Economy (April 2009) Policy paper adopted at AFL 46th Constitutional Convention, April 23-26, 2009

Green Jobs: It’s time to build Alberta’s future The emerging cooperation between labour and environmental groups is flipping the traditional story, and creating a new way to see the environment […]

In December 2007, just as the worst recession in decades got underway, 54 leading U.S. economists were asked by Business Week magazine to share their economic outlook for 2008. More […]

[Edmonton] – Delegates to the Alberta Federation of Labour convention will march to the Legislature Friday at noon to demand an end to provincial cuts to Medicare. Three hundred delegates […]

Creating a more environmentally sustainable economy could create tens of thousands of jobs in Alberta, according a report released Wednesday by the Alberta Federation of Labour, Greenpeace and the Sierra […]

Stephani Carter earned a reputation early in her career as “the Green Girl who asks tough questions,” constantly pushing the envelope of her Earth-first sensibilities about architecture and design. Today, […]

Following a record 53 charges laid against three companies for a 2007 accident that killed two workers at the oilsands work site, the Alberta Federation of Labour blames the provincial […]

The president of the Alberta Federation of Labour says the dozens of charges laid Tuesday in the deaths of two foreign workers aren’t enough.Gil McGowan says while the charges are […]

Edmonton – Alberta can create more than 200,000 long-term green jobs and build a strong economic future, according to a groundbreaking report on green jobs released by two prominent environmental […]

EDMONTON – The death of two foreign workers from China at a sprawling oilsands project in northern Alberta has led to the most charges ever laid in a single workplace […]

Thursday, April 23, 2009 – Sunday, April 26, 2009 Crowne Plaza Chateau Lacombe, 10111 Bellamy Hill, Edmonton The Alberta Federation of Labour will be holding its 46th Constitutional Convention in […]

A year after Premier Ed Stelmach said he was considering electoral reforms to limit outside advertising during campaigns, a government backbencher is introducing a private members’ bill that would do […]

In its first deficit budget in 16 years, the Alberta government anticipates dipping $4.7 billion into debt in an attempt to keep Albertans working through the recession. Central to the […]

The Alberta Federation of Labour is disappointed, but not surprised that two hundred full time Petro Canada employees have been laid off.President Gil McGowan says it can be blamed on […]

Union leaders questioning the entry of foreign workers into Canada are potentially inciting public opinion against newcomers, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said yesterday. The statements angered Alberta Federation of Labour […]

When it comes to employment, new figures from Statistics Canada show that Alberta has fallen further and faster over the past six months than any other province. Between October 2008 […]

EDMONTON – Next week’s provincial budget needs to emphasize getting unemployed workers back to work and keeping those who have jobs at work, say the leaders of some of Alberta’s […]

Alberta’s temporary foreign worker program has no oversight and is mired in so much bureaucracy that employers are allowed to treat hopeful immigrants like indentured labour. That’s what a federal […]

Entrenching Exploitation: The Second Report of the Alberta Federation of Labour Temporary Foreign Worker Advocate In November 2007, the AFL Temporary Foreign Worker Advocate released “Alberta’s Disposable Workforce” which examined […]

The minimum wage in Alberta is going up on April 1 from $8 per hour to $8.40. The Alberta government has put in place a system where the minimum wage […]

Edmonton- A recent poll showing that Albertans overwhelmingly prefer subsidies for renewable and clean energy sends a message to the Stelmach government that its upcoming budget should include plans to […]

U.S. pipeline and refinery expansions mean that Alberta’s dream of “moving up the value ladder” is on its deathbed EDMONTON – Without aggressive government intervention, Alberta will almost certainly miss […]

Workers at Petro-Canada and Suncor won’t know until late summer or fall how the promised layoffs will affect the merged company, or how many jobs will be cut in the […]

The economic downturn in the energy sector claimed another 170 jobs Monday at two Edmonton-area plants. PTI Group Inc. laid off workers at its west-Edmonton and Nisku locations, said Ken […]