Tag: AFL in the News
Notley makes best of bad situation – AFL
Budget will help Alberta recover from slump Edmonton – Albertans are receiving good government in trying economic times. The Alberta Federation of Labour praised the provincial budget tabled today, noting […]
Read more »AFL congratulates new government – AFL
Canadians rejected Harper’s divisive anti-union anti-Canadian wedge politics Edmonton – The Alberta Federation of Labour offers its congratulations to Canada’s Prime Minister elect Justin Trudeau. The leaders of Alberta’s largest […]
Read more »Statement from the AFL about the Premier’s Advisory Committee on the Economy – AFL
Edmonton – The Alberta Federation of Labour is pleased and proud that Siobhán Vipond, secretary treasurer and acting president, has been named to the Premier’s Advisory Committee on the Economy. […]
Read more »Temporary Foreign Worker Program Approvals Based on Shoddy Data – AFL
Outdated, Inaccurate and Biased Wage Info Allows Businesses to Drive Down Canadian Wages Edmonton – The wage data used by government officials to determine which Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) […]
Read more »Province Must Crack Down On Wage Theft – AFL
Business Owner Caught on Camera Threatening to Garnish Tips Edmonton – The province must be prepared to act quickly to crack down on bosses who steal their employees’ wages. After […]
Read more »Minimum Wage Increase Long Overdue – AFL
Low-Wage Businesses Need to Calm Down and Stop Fearmongering Edmonton – Alberta’s business lobby should calm down about tomorrow’s increase to the minimum wage. As of tomorrow, Alberta’s lowest-paid workers […]
Read more »Let’s Talk Royalties Backgrounder – AFL
WHAT IS HAPPENING? The new Government of Alberta – following through on an election promise – has appointed a Royalty Review Panel to ensure Albertans get a fair price for […]
Read more »Majority of Edmontonians Want Harper Gone … But They May Get Him Anyway – AFL
Riding-by-riding poll conducted by major national polling firm paints grim picture for majority of Edmontonians who want a change of government Edmonton – Polling conducted last week by a major […]
Read more »Federal government tightens Temporary Foreign Workers program
Putting local job seekers first in line, but labour union says changes not enough Employers looking to hire temporary foreign workers will now have to first secure a Labour Market […]
Read more »Alberta Federation of Labour Calling for Extended EI Benefits for Flood Victims
The Alberta Federation of Labour’s Gil McGowan is calling on the federal government to extend EI coverage to all those affected by floods in Southern Alberta. Only about 22% of […]
Read more »Pipeline plans defended on last day of hearings
The provincial government’s demand that Northern Gateway conduct full-scale unannounced marine emergency response drills is not practical, the pipeline company said in its final argument on Monday. Northern Gateway lawyer […]
Read more »Northern Gateway’s biggest risk to Canada is not approving pipeline: Enbridge
TERRACE, B.C. — Enbridge Inc. shot back at critics of its proposed Northern Gateway pipeline Monday, arguing the project is making enormous and costly commitments to avoid accidents and that […]
Read more »Alberta Federation of Labour makes case against Gateway
The Alberta Federation of Labour gave its final arguments against the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline on Monday, begging the joint review panel to reject the project. At a hearing in […]
Read more »Workplace random alcohol tests rejected by top court
Supreme Court says Irving pulp mill’s random testing policy has ‘severe’ impact on privacy The Supreme Court of Canada has overturned a company’s right to impose mandatory, random alcohol testing […]
Read more »Wanna fix the RCMP? Then bring in a union
Another week, another RCMP scandal. On Tuesday, Staff Sgt. Caroline O’Farrell, one of the first women to join the force’s storied equestrian show, the Musical Ride, launched an $8-million lawsuit […]
Read more »Alberta Royalty Ad: Oil Tycoon Thanks Province In New AFL Commercial (VIDEO)
Ever wonder how the world’s oil tycoons feel about the royalty they are charged by the Alberta government? Movie theatre-goers can find out this month. A 30-second commercial, which pokes […]
Read more »Foreign Temp Workers Changes Not Enough: Labour Leaders
Two federal ministers yesterday jointly announced changes in the controversial Temporary Foreign Worker Program, including a “temporary suspension” of the Accelerated Labour Market Opinion program criticized by labour leaders. But […]
Read more »Federal government will close wage gap for temporary foreign workers
OTTAWA — Changes to the ailing temporary foreign worker program unveiled Monday are little more than an admission of error and fall short of the massive overhaul the Conservative government […]
Read more »Court rules remand centre union in contempt
EDMONTON – The widespread wildcat strike that started last week with guards at Edmonton’s Remand Centre and spread to facilities throughout the province took a dramatic turn Monday night. After […]
Read more »Temporary Foreign Worker Program: Conservative government must fix what it broke
Unions and migrant workers’ advocacy groups warned Human Resources Minister Diane Finley of potential for abuse. Last year the government announced changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP)Temporary Foreign […]
Read more »Pipeline Economics: The dollars & cents of the energy export debate
When Alberta’s oil sands started being commercially developed almost 50 years ago, the biggest challenge for companies was finding cost-effective production technologies. Producers such as Sun Oil Company (now Suncor […]
Read more »Province probes labour dispute at Whyte Ave. tattoo parlour
The province is investigating claims by nine former employees of a Whyte Avenue tattoo and bodypiercing shop that they didn’t receive severance pay and T4 slips after they were laid […]
Read more »Doing the Heavy Lifting
Canada’s temporary foreign workers vulnerable to exploitation OTTAWA—José Sicajau, a Guatemalan man of Indigenous descent, had grown accustomed to exploitative conditions after several years as a Temporary Foreign Worker growing […]
Read more »Alberta town would be ‘shut down’ without foreign workers
After news of RBC’s outsourcing of jobs caused a nationwide outcry, one small Alberta town said it depends on foreign workers to fill jobs that Canadians refuse. In Rocky Mountain […]
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