Tag: AFL in the News
Bill 1 takes unprecedented steps to curtail freedom of expression and dissent under the guise of protecting infrastructure – AFL
Statement from the Alberta Federation of Labour calling on Premier Kenney to withdraw Bill 1 The Alberta Federation of Labour is urging Premier Kenney to withdrawal his Bill 1, the […]
Read more »Albertans are telling us ‘this is not what I voted for’ – AFL
Unions launch next phase of fightback campaign For Immediate Release March 4, 2020 EDMONTON – Some of Alberta’s largest unions have launched the next phase of their campaign to oppose […]
Read more »Kenney’s Budget breaks promises, delivers opposite of what Albertans voted for last year – AFL
Albertans voted for promises of jobs, economic growth, protecting their public health care, and for no cuts to frontline services EDMONTON – Budget 2020, which was tabled this afternoon, contains […]
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Pre-budget check up: “Where are the jobs, Jason?” – AFL
During the 2019 election, Jason Kenney promised that a UCP government would deliver jobs and economic growth. But the reality has been quite different. We’ve already seen one budget from […]
Read more »The Teck lesson: “Kenney’s climate belligerence is doing more to drive away investment and kill jobs than anything that’s been done by environmentalists or Indigenous protesters.” – AFL
The following statement has been issued by Alberta Federation of Labour president, Gil McGowan, in response to Teck’s decision to withdraw their application for Frontier Mine. EDMONTON – The letter […]
Read more »UCP attack on doctors should set off alarm bells with Albertans, say AFL president – AFL
Gil McGowan, president of Alberta’s largest worker advocacy group, the Alberta Federation of Labour, released the following statement about the UCP’s attack on doctors: The Kenney government’s decision to tear […]
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Don’t you dare! – AFL
Why working Albertans don’t trust Jason Kenney with their retirement savings For Immediate Release February 19, 2020 EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) has released a new report […]
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UCP government must remove caps, juries to grow Alberta’s screen industry – AFL
Unions release report with recommendations for screen funding For Immediate Release February 11, 2020 CALGARY – A new Alberta of Federation of Labour (AFL) report reveals why the UCP government’s […]
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The UCP continues to kill jobs, not create them – AFL
New report shows there are now thousands fewer Albertans with jobs than when the UCP took over For Immediate Release February 7, 2020 EDMONTON – A report released by Statistics […]
Read more »Canadian Taxpayers Federation attack on front-line nurses’ contract shows open collusion with the Kenney Government – AFL
For Immediate Release February 5, 2020 EDMONTON – The Canadian Taxpayers Federation’s intentionally misleading attack on the United Nurses of Alberta’s current collective agreement shines a bright light on the […]
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Albertans didn’t vote for Kenney to cut and privatize their public health care – AFL
Alberta Health Services review lays the groundwork for conservative agenda of deep cuts and privatization EDMONTON – The Alberta Health Services (AHS) review, done by Ernst and Young LLP, was […]
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“We shouldn’t be basing our future on bulls#!%” – AFL
AFL president Gil McGowan responds to statement from Finance Minister Travis Toews on so-called “Blue Ribbon” panel report Earlier this week, we at the Alberta Federation of Labour released heavily […]
Read more »Solidarity! AFL president joins locked out Regina Co-op Refinery Unifor workers – AFL
‘We all need to push back because Canada’s middle class is at risk,’ says McGowan Regina – The Alberta Federation of Labour president, Gil McGowan, flew to Regina today to […]
Read more »AFL questions Janice MacKinnon’s independence from UCP government – AFL
Government provided close communication support to chair of panel that calls for deep cuts EDMONTON – Internal government correspondence, obtained via Freedom of Information requests, shows that the Kenney government […]
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AFL demands independent investigation into the deaths of three CP Rail Calgary workers – AFL
Statement from the Alberta Federation of Labour For Immediate Release Jan. 28, 2020 EDMONTON – Back in February, 2019 the brakes of a 99-car grain train failed and the train […]
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While Canada reports a decent jobs rebound, Alberta’s unemployment rises – AFL
‘Where are the jobs, Jason?’ says Gil McGowan, AFL president Edmonton – Today’s Labour Force Survey release is good news for Canada but bad news for Alberta and Jason Kenney’s […]
Read more »The UCP weaken safety rules that protect working Albertans – AFL
Statement from Gil McGowan, President, Alberta Federation of Labour EDMONTON – Under the guise of “red tape reduction,” the UCP has begun their attack on the safety rules that protect […]
Read more »Leader of Alberta’s labour movement urges federal government to say ‘no’ to Jason Kenney’s plea for cash – AFL
McGowan will deliver his message at a meeting of union leaders and activists in Winnipeg today WINNIPEG – In a speech to labour leaders and activists in Winnipeg today, the […]
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UCP government creating policies that will contribute to gender inequality – AFL
On this day, the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, the AFL demands action on gender inequality in Alberta Edmonton – On this day, the National […]
Read more »UCP is using a report that government experts characterized as “poor quality” and “highly inaccurate” to justify deep cuts to health care – AFL
Documents obtained through Freedom of Information paint a picture of the UCP’s willingness to use shoddy data to support pre-ordained conclusions EDMONTON – One of the reports that the Kenney […]
Read more »Black Friday takes on a new meaning as Jason Kenney’s budget cuts lead to the loss of at least 750 nursing jobs
Statement from Gil McGowan, President of the Alberta Federation of Labour EDMONTON – “Do you remember when Jason Kenney promised jobs and economic growth? Do you remember when he said […]
Read more »AFL says UCP will soon add a “worker gag law” to its growing list of anti-democratic actions – AFL
Legislation will be designed to silence workers and undermine union advocacy campaigns EDMONTON – First the UCP demonized environmentalists with the war room and the House Un-Albertan activities inquiry. Then […]
Read more »Government rolls back rights of agriculture workers in Alberta even further than they were before Bill 6
Statement from AFL president Gil McGowan on new UCP farm workers bill EDMONTON – Bill 26 is a giant step backwards for farm, ranch and agriculture workers in Alberta. They […]
Read more »Union leaders tell UCP: ‘The money saved by Albertans for retirement belongs to them, not to you!’ – AFL
Joint statement from the leaders of Alberta’s largest labour organizations EDMONTON – For the past two days, Albertans have been justifiably preoccupied with the implications that Bill 22 has for […]
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