Tag: AFL in the News
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 […]
Read more »Alberta’s premier is doing what even Trump wouldn’t do – he wants to fire the man investigating him – AFL
But that’s not all. Kenney is also attacking the independence of Alberta’s biggest pension plans EDMONTON – Today’s headlines in Alberta will, quite rightly, be about Jason Kenney’s outrageous decision […]
Read more »Unions warn that Kenney government is about to weaken workplace safety protections as part of so-called “Red Tape Review” – AFL
Health and safety protections are NOT ‘red tape,’ says AFL president EDMONTON – The Kenney government is considering dropping or weakening many workplace health and safety (OHS) protections because it […]
Read more »UCP signals intent to roll back protections for Alberta workers – AFL
Albertans will, once again, be denied the workplace protections that other Canadians take for granted, say AFL EDMONTON – Statement on behalf of Gil McGowan, president of the Alberta Federation […]
Read more »New campaign asks Albertans to “Join the Resistance” against #KenneysCuts and the #KenneyRecession – AFL
Kenney’s cuts will trigger a recession and crash the Alberta economy, warn unions For Immediate Release Nov. 5, 2019 CALGARY – Some of Alberta’s largest unions have launched a campaign […]
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New report confirms Kenney’s budget will tip Alberta into recession and kill more jobs than the oil price collapse of 2014-16 – AFL
EDMONTON OCTOBER 29, 2019 – A new report has confirmed earlier warnings that the UCP’s first budget will kill as many as 114,000 jobs, split between the public and private […]
Read more »The UCP is using lies to justify an attack on the standard of living of Albertans working in the public sector – AFL
Statement from Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan: Jason Kenney and the UCP have broken faith with the thousands and thousands of public-sector Albertans who helped elect them. During […]
Read more »Budget cuts much deeper and more damaging than Kenney admits – AFL
‘Jason Kenney is playing games with numbers,’ says Gil McGowan, AFL president EDMONTON OCTOBER 24, 2019 – Today’s budget cuts will be much deeper than Kenney admits. The reality is […]
Read more »New report says Kenney’s planned public service cuts will devastate Alberta’s economy
EDMONTON – Implementation by the Kenney government of the MacKinnon report’s recommendations could drive Alberta’s economy into recession and result in the loss of up to 113,500 jobs in both […]
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Unions release top 10 list of “lies and distortions” being used by UCP to justify cuts – AFL
McGowan urges citizens and reporters to use the list as protection against the “avalanche of bulls#%t that the UCP is about to dump on our province” EDMONTON – The Kenney […]
Read more »MacKinnon report a prescription for disaster, says Gil McGowan – AFL
The Alberta Federation of Labour translates MacKinnon report Edmonton: “The MacKinnon report is a prescription for disaster and will not lead Alberta to prosperity,” says AFL president Gil McGowan. “It […]
Read more »Proposed new rules permitting greater labour mobility for temporary foreign workers a step in the right direction – AFL
AFL calls on the federal government to reject pleas from employer groups looking to water down protections for temporary foreign workers EDMONTON – On the advice of the Standing Committee […]
Read more »Alberta Farm Workers Day 2019 bittersweet
The Alberta Federation of Labour releases the following statement for Alberta Farm Workers Day 2019: EDMONTON – This year’s Alberta Farm Workers Day is bittersweet because, while we recognize that […]
Read more »UCP government sets up biased panel to attack minimum wage – AFL
In past work-related reviews, the Alberta Federation of Labour was consulted, even under conservative governments EDMONTON – It is clear that the UCP government’s minimum wage ‘expert’ panel announced yesterday […]
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