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Chinese workers took home just 12 per cent of wages; Can’t stop contractor from pocketing lion’s share, minister says
EDMONTON – Some abuse of foreigners working temporarily in Alberta is unavoidable because of conditions in their home countries, Alberta’s minister of Employment and Immigration said Wednesday. Hector Goudreau was […]
Read more »Chinese Workers Scam An Example of How NOT to do Temporary Workers: CNRL, CLAC, Government All To Blame for Workers Being Shortchanged, Says AFL
EDMONTON, June 18 /CNW/ – The case of Chinese temporary foreign workers having their paycheques siphoned is a perfect example of how the TFW program is out of control, says […]
Read more »Mason stays at the helm
Brian Mason is staying on as leader of the provincial New Democrats and the party will continue to go it alone, with more than 95 per cent of delegates at […]
Read more »Chinese Workers Scam an Example of How NOT to do Temporary Workers
The case of Chinese temporary foreign workers having their paycheques siphoned is a perfect example of how the TFW program is out of control, says the Alberta Federation of Labour. […]
Read more »NDP rejects alliance with Liberals, Greens: Party members vote down proposed ties
Alberta NDP members overwhelmingly rejected Saturday a coalition with the Liberals and Greens, as all of the province’s opposition parties ponder their political futures following crushing election defeats. Gathering at […]
Read more »Alberta braces for protests after making anti union changes to Labour Code
EDMONTON _ The Alberta government is bracing for protests after introducing what critics are calling anti-union changes to the province’s labour code. Employment Minister Hector Goudreau has confirmed that extra […]
Read more »Merit Alberta vice-president lauds government’s new Bill 26
The Alberta legislature ended the spring session with the passage of controversial changes to the province’s labour laws. The Alberta government introduced Bill 26, the Labour Relations Amendment Act 2008, […]
Read more »AFL wants safer standards
In the wake of a forklift accident on the weekend that killed a St. Albert teenager, the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) is calling for better safety standards. Mitchell Tanner, […]
Read more »Death preventable?
Students at Paul Kane High School in St. Albert have created a memorial at the school for Mitchell Tanner, 16, killed on the job in a lumberyard at the local […]
Read more »Forklift wasn’t part of job description: Teen was trained to be ‘foot soldier,’ not work with heavy machinery, Rona store manager says
Sixteen-year-old Mitchell Tanner worked only two shifts at his new job before he was killed. “He told his friends it was his dream to work (at Rona),” said friend Hailey […]
Read more »Alberta labour code changes draw praise, criticism
In the wee hours of the morning, the Alberta government passed new legislation which it says will improve the province’s labour code, but critics claim it is an attack on […]
Read more »Rona Workplace Fatality Demonstrates Need for Tougher Forklift Rules
The AFL noted today the death of a 16-year old Rona hardware worker and suggests it could have been avoided with tougher legislation. “Workplace fatalities are always a horrible tragedy, […]
Read more »NAFTA bumps into Albertas upgrader plans; Trade deal would prohibit the province from reducing the flow of bitumen to the United States once it starts
EDMONTON – Eighteen months ago, Premier Ed Stelmach — the man who said shipping oilsands bitumen south was like selling off the topsoil — asked his energy minister to develop […]
Read more »Labour legislation passed by gov’t: Unions not happy with bill’s content
Amendments to the Alberta’s new labour relations code are causing a stir among some labour groups. Bill 26, introduced in the legislature by Employment Minister Hector Goudreau on Monday, strips […]
Read more »Local electricians fear for jobsite safety
When it comes to how electricians trade certificates are actually being earned, the practice is for some Chinese immigrants to write the exams in Ontario then return to Alberta, pay […]
Read more »Alberta government braces for union reaction to labour code changes
The Alberta government is bracing for protests after introducing what critics are calling “anti-union” changes to the province’s labour code. Employment Minister Hector Goudreau has confirmed that extra sheriffs have […]
Read more »Labour Troubles Are Brewing In Alberta
The Alberta government is bracing for protests after introducing what critics are calling anti-union changes to the province’s labour code.Employment Minister Hector Goudreau has confirmed that extra sheriffs have been […]
Read more »Alberta legislature braces for protests over labour code changes
Government officials are so concerned about the potential for strife over changes to Alberta’s labour code that they have beefed up security at the legislature. “We expect individuals to come […]
Read more »Gov’t moves to pass labour amendments
EDMONTON – The Alberta government moved swiftly today towards passing controversial labour code amendments, despite ongoing criticism from labour groups. Just before debate started on Bill 26, the government made […]
Read more »The Reason for the Labour Code Amendments: Rewarding Your Friends
A day after the government tabled its anti-worker Bill 26: The Labour Relations Amendment Act, Albertans are wondering what would motivate such a blatant attack on constitutionally-protected rights. The answer, […]
Read more »Proposed Labour Code Changes an Attack on Alberta Workers
NOTE: AFL President Gil McGowan will be holding a media availability at 5:15 p.m. on the steps of the Legislature to comment on the Bill. The Alberta Federation of Labour […]
Read more »Oilsands pipelines to the US blasted
The president of a national union was “shocked” and “dismayed” this morning to learn of the federal government’s approval of two pipelines via a phone call from Today. A further […]
Read more »National Boycott of Horizon Milling and Robin Hood Products
The Canadian Labour Congress has called a National Consumer Boycott of Robin Hood flour, oatmeal, and baking products. The boycott is at the request of the United Food and Commercial […]
Read more »All voices deserve a say during elections: Third-party spending restrictions will ensure political parties the only game in town
Provincial NDP Leader Brian Mason thinks it’s unfair that unions outspent his party on television advertising by a margin of more than 10 to one in the recent provincial election. […]
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