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No Fooling, minimum wage to get increase: Bump up will put Alberta at head of class after taxes, Labour critics contend it’s still not enough
Alberta’s minimum wage will increase from $8 to $8.40 per hour on April 1. “Alberta’s experiencing a time of great prosperity,” said Premier Ed Stelmach, adding that the wage increase […]
Read more »Province boosting minimum wage again: Labour leader calls for minimum wage of at least $11
Alberta’s minimum wage will jump to $8.40 per hour from $8 per hour on April 1, making it the highest minimum wage in Canada after taxes, but the Alberta Federation […]
Read more »City hall blitzes U.K. for workers: Calgary looks overseas to fill 250 jobs
The City of Calgary is joining in the rush in Alberta for temporary foreign workers and will be searching overseas for city planners, heavy-duty mechanics and up to 200 bus […]
Read more »Albertans must guard against racism
The increasing ethnic and racial diversity of the province requires extra vigilance by Albertans against racism and intolerance, says the Alberta Federation of Labour today. “Thousands of new immigrants and […]
Read more »Union Slams wage boost as too little
CALGARY — Alberta’s higher minimum wage set to kick in April 1 is progress but condemns the lowest earners to continued poverty, a union leader said yesterday. Premier Ed Stelmach […]
Read more »Labour wants higher minimum wage increase
Edmonton–Although the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) wholeheartedly approves of the Alberta government’s announcement of an automatic increase to the minimum wage in the province, the province’s senior labour central […]
Read more »Guest labour program raises troubling questions
To Canadian employers and the federal government, Rajinder Kumar represents a solution to a labour shortage. To union leaders and immigrant advocates, the tandoori chef from New Delhi, brought to […]
Read more »Alberta could open gas stations in U.S., report says
The provincial government should consider taking oilsands products directly to U.S. consumers, and perhaps set up its own line of gas stations south of the border, the Alberta Federation of […]
Read more »Labour leader urges voters to choose hope over fear when it comes to the oil sands
In the final days of the provincial election campaign, Alberta Federation of Labour President Gil McGowan is urging Alberta voters to “choose hope over fear” when it comes to development […]
Read more »Ed Stelmach’s refusal to act on the key issues of exporting bitumen and slowing the pace of development in the oil sands proves Tories have no real plan for managing the engine of Alberta…
If Albertans want to see what a real plan for the oil sands look like, AFL invites them to attend Black Gold, Clear Vision forums Whether it’s because he’s been […]
Read more »Deal to pipe bitumen to USA generates criticism
Many are criticizing Premier Stelmach after a deal to pipe more bitumen to the US was approved by the National Energy Board. Enbridge now has approval to begin construction on […]
Read more »Tory leader panned over pipeline; More bitumen headed to U.S.
HINTON – Conservative Leader Ed Stelmach was criticized Saturday for failing to stem the flow of bitumen to the United States after regulatory approval was given to a pipeline project […]
Read more »Approval of second massive bitumen highway to the U.S. proves Ed Stelmach is misleading Albertans when he promises to keep oil sands jobs in Alberta
EDMONTON-Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach got some help from the National Energy Board (NEB) yesterday when they decided to quietly release their approval of the controversial Alberta Clipper super pipeline late […]
Read more »Southern Lights pipeline approval slammed by unions
The approval of a groundbreaking pipeline to take diluent from the U.S. to Alberta is being slammed by critics who also blame the provincial government for standing on the sidelines, […]
Read more »Pipeline approval highlights need for clear plan to keep oil sands jobs in Alberta, says AFL
EDMONTON – Yesterday’s National Energy Board’s (NEB) approval of Enbridge’s Southern Lights pipeline highlights the need for a clear plan to keep oil sands jobs in Alberta, says the president […]
Read more »Labour Federation launches campaign aimed at convincing Alberta union members to make their presence felt at the ballot box
EDMONTON – Alberta is in the midst of an historic election campaign – and the province’s largest union organization is encouraging its members to take full advantage of the moment. […]
Read more »Projects facing labour crunch: Critics worried Tories’ plans will face cost overruns
As a week marked by massive pre-election spending draws to a close, the $1.3-billion question facing Alberta is whether the province has the manpower — and capacity — to complete […]
Read more »Labour Economic Monitor (February 2008)
Labour Economic Monitor (February 2008) These are turbulent times in the economic world, and tumbling stock markets are just a symptom of a much greater malaise. The so-called “sub-prime mortgage […]
Read more »Labour Mobilizes Against Pension Plan Changes
Labour Coalition on Pensions c/o 10802 – 172 Street, Edmonton, AB T5S 2T3 Ph: 780-483-3021 Fax: 780-484-5928 A coalition of Alberta unions says recent changes in the rules governing activities […]
Read more »Government Strips Unions of Decision Making Power at the Local Authorities Pension Board
Background Recent changes at the Local Authorities Pension Plan have put at risk the pension benefits of 125,000 Alberta municipal, health care and education workers – including rights to early […]
Read more »Union Coalition Takes Legal Action to Overturn Changes to Governance of Alberta Local Authorities Pension Plan
EDMONTON – A coalition of important Alberta unions and the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) will commence legal action today to overturn recent changes in the rules governing activities of […]
Read more »Government Foreign Worker Office Long Overdue – But Still Misses The Point
Edmonton – The Alberta Federation of Labour reacted with guarded optimism to the Government’s new measures announced today to protect temporary foreign workers. The two special advisory offices for temporary […]
Read more »Temporary Foreign Worker Advocate Releases 6-Month Report
Media Availability 2:30 p.m., Salon A, Chateau Lacombe Crowne Plaza (10111 Bellamy Hill) (Copies of the report are available this morning at www.afl.org) EDMONTON-The Alberta Federation of Labour today released […]
Read more »Alberta Clipper Pipeline Will Create Only Two Permanent Jobs in Alberta – Versus the Thousands That Will Be Created in U.S. as They Refine Alberta Oil Sands
CALGARY-The proposed Alberta Clipper Pipeline is expected to create only two full-time permanent jobs in the province, admitted Enbridge Pipeline’s executive under cross examination in front of the National Energy […]
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