Tag: AFL in the News
False crisis
Re: “AFL says chains abusing program; Foreign staff fill low-wage positions,” April 10. Alberta Federation of Labour leader Gil McGowan makes some sweeping generalizations about Alberta employers and the temporary […]
Read more »Fast-food chains abusing foreign workers program, says labour leader
Program intended to address shortages in high-skill jobs A federal program intended to fast-track skilled workers into Canada is instead being used by a “who’s who” of fast-food chains and […]
Read more »Who hires temporary foreign workers? You’d be surprised
Todd Bender doesn’t seem like he’d be in the market for temporary foreign workers: He’s executive director of CityKidz, a faith-driven group working with young people in inner-city Hamilton. His […]
Read more »Federal program being misused?
The controversy over the outsourcing of dozens of Canadian jobs by the Royal Bank of Canada has put the spotlight on the much bigger issue of how Canada’s Temporary Foreign […]
Read more »Rise in foreign temp workers questioned by labour groups
Labour economist says program allows firms to keep wages low The Alberta Federation of Labour called for an inquiry Tuesday after it obtained a government list of more than 4,000 […]
Read more »Rise in foreign temp workers questioned by labour groups
The Alberta Federation of Labour called for an inquiry Tuesday after it obtained a government list of more than 4,000 companies given approval to hire temporary foreign workers last year, […]
Read more »It’s clearly bad news’
The budget cuts to post-secondary education will not only trickle down and affect the entire Lethbridge economy, they will also have a negative impact on the quality of education and […]
Read more »Labour federations call for freeze on temporary foreign workers program
The B.C. Federation of Labour has joined its counterpart in Alberta in a call for an immediate freeze on the country’s accelerated process for temporary foreign workers applications. “The fast […]
Read more »Tories looking at review of foreign worker program
OTTAWA—The federal government is investigating the possible abuse of the temporary foreign workers hiring program by Canadian companies and is expected to overhaul it to put greater onus on businesses […]
Read more »RBC iGate scandal: Ottawa urged to publicize Canadian employers using foreign temps
The RBC scandal is the “tip of the iceberg,” a unionist says; taxpayers have a right to know who’s benefiting and where the real labour shortages are. The RBC scandal […]
Read more »Will work for less: a primer on temporary foreign workers
Earlier this week, news broke that RBC plans to hire 45 temporary foreign workers through iGate, an IT contractor, to fill positions of employees who say that, in fact, they’re […]
Read more »B.C. and Alberta labour unions push for TFW program reforms
Labour unions in B.C. and Alberta are pushing for reforms to the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program, as a judicial review begins in Federal Court into the process that allowed […]
Read more »Labour group says foreign worker program wrongly used to fill low-skill jobs
/EDMONTON – A labour group is calling for a review of a federal program designed to help employers quickly hire temporary foreign workers for high-skill jobs. The Alberta Federation of […]
Read more »Labour group says foreign worker program wrongly used to fill low-skill jobs
/EDMONTON – A labour group is calling for a review of a federal program designed to help employers quickly hire temporary foreign workers for high-skill jobs. The Alberta Federation of […]
Read more »Fast food chains using loophole to hire foreigners, says labour group
Fast-food chains and convenience stores are using a loophole in Canada’s temporary foreign worker program to keep labour costs down, says an Alberta labour group. Labour spokesperson Gil McGowan says […]
Read more »Foreign worker program wrongly fills low-skill jobs, labour group says
EDMONTON — A labour group is calling for a review of a federal program designed to help employers quickly hire temporary foreign workers for high-skill jobs. The Alberta Federation of […]
Read more »Bitumen bubble B.S.
/The government saw it coming according to documents The Alberta Federation of Labour claims the Alberta government was warned in 2010 a cut in energy royalties would result in a […]
Read more »Angola profits more from oil than Alberta: AFL
/The impoverished, war-torn African nation of Angola rakes in more oil profits than Alberta, argues the Alberta Federation of Labour. According to an April 2011 government review obtained by the […]
Read more »No policy change on oilsands processing
/The demise of the $11.6-billion Voyageur upgrader project won’t change the Redford government’s hands-off approach around oilsands processing, provincial Energy Minister Ken Hughes said Thursday. Hughes also suggested the Progressive […]
Read more »Alberta facing questions on the prices of energy sources
/The Province is facing some intense scrutiny on the prices of it’s energy sources. The criticism comes after a leaked report suggesting Alberta is not doing a great job at […]
Read more »Alberta facing questions on the prices of energy sources
/The Province is facing some intense scrutiny on the prices of it’s energy sources. The criticism comes after a leaked report suggesting Alberta is not doing a great job at […]
Read more »Alberta’s largest union urges government to increase oilsands royalty rates
/The Alberta Federation of Labour claims it has obtained a government report which shows the province is getting less for it’s heavy oil compared to other jurisdictions with a similar […]
Read more »Foreign workers easier route than Canadian apprentices: AFL
/The latest federal budget is “an insult to Canadians,” says Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan, who says the government’s promise to promote Canadians over the Temporary Foreign Worker […]
Read more »Federal funding end forces energy group merger
Petroleum Human Resources Council acquired by Enform Canada CALGARY — The end of the $17.5-million federal sector council program has forced the marriage of the oil and gas industry’s safety […]
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