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Women and low-income workers most likely to be infected As Albertans return to work, who is at the highest risk of exposure to the novel coronavirus? The short answer is […]

More needs to be done to guarantee safety in workplaces, says AFL EDMONTON – The leaders of unions affiliated with the Alberta Federation of Labour are urging the Kenney government […]

Use of emergency powers to side-step workplace safety standards is deeply troubling, says AFL EDMONTON – Health and safety advocates are worried that UCP Labour Minister Jason Copping is potentially […]

Congratulations to Nancy Furlong, our 2020 AFL May Day Solidarity Award Winner The annual May Day Solidarity Award was created in 1989 and is given to an Alberta trade unionist […]

Congratulations to Ivana Niblett, our 2020 AFL International Women’s Day Award Winner The annual International Women’s Day Award was introduced in 1990 to recognize a sister in the labour movement […]

Front-line workers have always been essential, but underpaid, says AFL EDMONTON – Alberta unions are applauding Prime Minister Trudeau’s announcement to raise the wages of essential front-line workers who earn […]

10 workplace health and safety preconditions that MUST be met to avoid more Cargills After nearly two months of lockdown aimed at stopping the spread of COVID-19, Premier Jason Kenney […]

AFL will release 10 conditions for safely reopening the Alberta economy CALGARY – As the Kenney government makes plans to reopen the Alberta economy it’s imperative that they revisit their […]

Part 4: Online Learning: Widening Inequity and an Absence of Leadership On March 15, as a result of the growing COVID-19 pandemic, Education Minister Adriana LaGrange announced schools across Alberta […]

Union leader calls UCP decision to green-light Cargill plan ‘reckless and morally repugnant’ EDMONTON – “The Cargill meatpacking plant in High River should not be re-opened until the people who […]

Alberta meatpacking plant COVID-19 outbreaks highlight need for better worker safety EDMONTON – On this April 28, Day of Mourning, in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, as we remember […]

Dear Minister Copping: In the wake of Alberta’s first COVID-19 workplace death, I’m writing today to demand a number of things from your Ministry and your government. First, on behalf […]

PART 3: Is Disaster Capitalism here in Alberta? Like New Orleans and Puerto Rico before it, Alberta is in the midst of a crisis. This crisis could be used to […]

EDMONTON – “The money for orphan wells and methane reduction, announced by the federal government today, will help the environment and create jobs at a time when they’re desperately needed,” […]

UCP policies limit access to health care and put public health at risk EDMONTON – The UCP government recently announced that beginning on April 1, 2020, Alberta Health will no […]

EDMONTON – In light of news that workers have tested positive for COVID-19 at an oil sands worksite near Fort McMurray and at a meat-packing plant near Calgary, the president […]

PART 2: Decisions in a Crisis Determine the Fate of Public Education How governments react during a crisis has long lasting consequences for public services, and especially public education. Some […]

The oil price collapse and Kenney’s public service cuts will add to the pain caused by COVID-19 EDMONTON – Statistics Canada released its monthly snapshot on trends in employment today. […]

Alberta Federation of Labour calls on the Workers Compensation Board to act now to ensure clarity for workers and employers during the COVID-19 pandemic EDMONTON – Yesterday, the Alberta Federation […]

New changes to the Employment Standards Code gives employers unnecessary and outrageous advantage EDMONTON – “The UCP is using the COVID-19 crisis as a pretext to make ideological changes to […]

EDMONTON – Applications for the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) opened yesterday and while the federal government’s efforts to help Canadians through the COVID-19 pandemic are laudable, continuous adjustments will […]

Applications for the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) opened today, meaning hundreds of thousands of Canadian workers will likely begin applying to look for much-needed support. While the efforts the […]

COVID-19 has exposed gaps and a lack of child care for Alberta workers, which is only exasperated by a public health emergency EDMONTON – COVID-19 has shown that rather than […]

*The Alberta Federation of Labour is producing a blog series which looks at what happens to public education during a time of crisis. We will evaluate what the Alberta government […]