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AFL Wins Key Victory in Ongoing Bill 27 Scandal
The Information and Privacy Commissioner today ordered the Alberta Labour Relations Board (LRB) to release approximately 200 records to the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) pertaining to the drafting of […]
Read more »Cardinal Sets Ugly Precedent with WCB Appointment
Human Resources and Employment Minister Mike Cardinal has subverted a longstanding agreement with the labour movement by appointing an individual with no connection to labour to the WCB Board to […]
Read more »Labour Economic Monitor (Fall 2006)
Labour Economic Monitor (Fall 2006) The general picture of the Alberta economy is very positive: sources from the business press to Statistics Canada are celebrating the boom, and the data […]
Read more »Why No Labour on Oilsands Multi-Stakeholder Committee?
The AFL responded today to the announcement of a Multi-stakeholder Committee to examine oilsands development by questioning why labour is the only stakeholder group left off the 19-member committee. “This […]
Read more »Farm fatality proves need to include protection of farmworkers in all labour legislation
The death of Kevan Chandler in a farm accident near Black Diamond, Alberta that left his wife, Lorna, and two young children in dire financial straits tragically illustrates the need […]
Read more »Construction Letter to PM Calling for More Foreign Workers Is Self-interested, Self-Serving
In an open letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper this week, the Canadian Construction Association (CCA) makes a series of recommendations it claims will address the problem of “labour shortages” […]
Read more »Some Boom – Wages Up a Measly 1.4%
The first issue of a new quarterly publication from the Alberta Federation of Labour finds that weekly wages in Alberta are only up 1.4% in 2006, after accounting for inflation. […]
Read more »The sky isn’t falling on Alberta’s labour market – yet
But it may be time to slow pace of oil sands development When it comes to discussions about the labour force in Alberta, it’s hard not to be reminded of […]
Read more »Labour Economic Monitor (Summer 2006)
Labour Economic Monitor (Summer 2006) The following report is intended to give trade unionists reliable, current information on the provincial economy. The data is drawn from government sources, including Statistics […]
Read more »Lack of Transparency, Accountability at Labour Relations Board Creates “Crisis in Confidence”
EDMONTON-The AFL today released a study conducted by Dr. Lorne Sossin, Associate Dean of Law at the University of Toronto, examining the conduct of the Alberta Labour Relations Board in […]
Read more »Conference Board Report “Ludicrous” in its Labour Shortage Estimates
The Alberta Federation of Labour reacted swiftly today to the release of a new Conference Board of Canada report saying that by 2025, Alberta will have an annual shortfall of […]
Read more »2006 June Speech Canadian Institute’s Resource Industry
Gil McGowan, President of the Alberta Federation of Labour, June 13, 2006 Sometimes life proceeds as expected – sometimes you get thrown a curve ball Getting an invitation to speak […]
Read more »Government and business Reaping What They Have Sown in Over-heated Labour Market
CALGARY – Unreasonably low royalty rates and years of under-investment in trades training have combined to create the tight labour market that so many Alberta business leaders and politicians are […]
Read more »12-Year Olds in Restaurants Rules Changed to Satisfy Big Donor to Conservatives
When the Alberta government changed employment standards rules governing 12-year olds working in restaurants last year, one of the big mysteries was “why”. That question was answered today, when an […]
Read more »FOIP Request Shows Employers Flaunting New Rules Allowing 12-year olds in Restaurants
EDMONTON-Nine months into new rules allowing restaurants to hire 12 and 13 year olds it is clear they are failing to protect young workers says the Alberta Federation of Labour […]
Read more »Independent Board and the Legislative Process
The Independent Board and the Legislative Process This report considers the independence and impartiality of the Alberta Labour Relations Board (“ALRB”) in relation to allegations that the Chair and Vice […]
Read more »Temporary Foreign Workers a “Lose-Lose” Proposition
EDMONTON-The Alberta Federation of Labour, Alberta’s largest labour organization, released today a formal policy statement on the controversial issue of temporary foreign workers. The statement is jointly crafted by the […]
Read more »It’s not racism, it’s union-busting
Re: “Trades groups taken to task for ‘racist overtones’,” Al Duerr, Opinion, April 28. When it comes to public debates, one of the oldest tricks in the book is to […]
Read more »Real Issue is union-busting, not racism
When it comes to public debates, one of the oldest tricks in the book is to attack your opponent’s character and question his motives. If you can successfully paint the […]
Read more »Beyond Chicken Little: Understanding the need for measured reforms to Alberta’s system for skills training
Beyond Chicken Little: Understanding the need for measured reforms to Alberta’s system for skills training When thinking about Alberta’s labour market recently, it’s hard not to be reminded of the […]
Read more »Dark Side of a Boom – Worker Death Rate Hits 25-Year High
EDMONTON-The Alberta Federation of Labour today blamed government inaction on health and safety enforcement for the rising number of workplace fatalities in Alberta. The AFL made the observation on the […]
Read more »Unions urged to make common cause with employers in opposing Third Way
As members of the provincial government caucus prepare to gather in Calgary tomorrow for a meeting that could decide the fate of the so-called “Third Way”, the Alberta Federation of […]
Read more »Majority of Albertans do not support federal child care plans
Edmonton – A poll conducted by Public Interest Alberta (PIA) and the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) indicates that most Albertans do not support the Harper government’s plans to replace […]
Read more »2006 April Presentation Edmonton Chamber of Commerce – Calculating the Real Costs of the Third Way
Gil McGowan, President of the Alberta Federation of Labour, April 12, 2006 When it comes to politics in Alberta, there really have been only two issues that have dominated public […]
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