Tag: AFL in the News
Will Tories Fix Temp Foreign Worker Program?
/Social justice lawyer Fay Faraday says it’s time for Canadians to insist on sweeping reforms of the federal Foreign Temporary Workers Program to protect workers from the kinds of abuses […]
Read more »Alberta oil patch’s high wages attract U.S. workers
/CALGARY — The boom in U.S. shale oil and natural gas production threatens to cut off a key supply of skilled temporary foreign workers for Alberta companies, as more tradespeople […]
Read more »The Invisibles: Migrant Workers in Canada
/Reports of exploited foreign temps have grown as fast as the federal program. First in a series. They hand you a soothing cup of Tim Hortons, pack frozen beef in […]
Read more »Suncor Drug Testing: Energy Giant And Union Local 707 Back In Court
/Suncor Energy’s attempt to randomly test thousands of its oilsands workers for drugs and alcohol is back under scrutiny as proceedings began again this week. Arguments are being heard in […]
Read more »Foreign worker program accepting applications
/A pilot program that would fast-track the immigration process for trades workers began accepting applications Wednesday is a welcome change for the oilsands, says Oil Sands Developers Group Executive Director […]
Read more »Silence on the Floor
/The recent meat recall at XL Foods Inc. in Brooks, Alberta is not wanting in superlatives. It is one of the most massive meat recalls in Canadian history involving one […]
Read more »AFL on PRC: Labour group weighs in on China’s energy interests
/The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) has added its voice to those worried about the ramifications of Canada’s role in China’s energy plans. Following Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s approval of […]
Read more »AFL says it’s time Alberta raised taxes and energy royalty rates
/The President of the Alberta Federation of Labour is offering some free financial advice to the Redford government as it wrestles with rising red ink. AFL boss Gil McGowan says […]
Read more »Nexen-China deal not without risk, conference told
/The federal government’s new rules around foreign investment by state-owned enterprises (SOEs) could potentially result in less investment in the Alberta oilsands and that could make it more expensive to […]
Read more »AFL President calls bill an attack on workers rights
/The president of the Alberta Federation of Labour says Bill C-377 goes above and beyond transparency. The bill, which passed through the House of Commons, requires unions to provide detailed […]
Read more »China’s largest-ever overseas deal shook oilpatch, Ottawa in 2012
CALGARY – Nexen Inc. began 2012 as a troubled oil and gas company struggling to meet its production targets and appease its shareholders. It ends the year on the brink […]
Read more »Immigration Minister reveals new foreign worker plan
/Hoping to quickly close Canada’s growing labour gap of tradespeople, federal Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has unveiled a new plan that would quickly turn skilled foreign workers into permanent Canadian […]
Read more »Immigration Minister reveals new foreign worker plan
/Hoping to quickly close Canada’s growing labour gap of tradespeople, federal Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has unveiled a new plan that would quickly turn skilled foreign workers into permanent Canadian […]
Read more »Labour group not convinced change on the way for Temporary Foreign Worker Program
The Alberta Federation of Labour thinks the same people they say messed up the Temporary Foreign Worker program, can’t be trusted to fix it. Last week, the Harper government announced […]
Read more »Calgary mom outraged as stats show Alberta slow to prosecute unsafe employers
/Saskatchewan prosecutes four times as many cases The province’s workplace safety prosecution record is drawing fire, as new figures show signifi cantly fewer cases were taken to court last year […]
Read more »Calgary mom outraged as stats show Alberta slow to prosecute unsafe employers
Saskatchewan prosecutes four times as many cases The province’s workplace safety prosecution record is drawing fire, as new figures show signifi cantly fewer cases were taken to court last year […]
Read more »Who’s cheque-ing who?
Critics say the Lobbyist Act has no teeth Alberta Ethics Commissioner Neil Wilkinson’s 2012 annual report, released November 19, has nothing but enthusiasm for the work of his office and […]
Read more »Suncor can’t do random drug tests on workers, court rules
The Canadian Press Published Wednesday, November 28, 2012 7:26PM EST EDMONTON — Alberta’s top court has dismissed an appeal by Suncor Energy over its plan to randomly test thousands of […]
Read more »Appeal court strikes down Suncor testing plan
Alberta’s Court of Appeal has struck down a plan by energy company Suncor to randomly test thousands of workers for drugs and alcohol. The court said in the decision that […]
Read more »Labour group not convinced change on the way for Temporary Foreign Worker Program
/EDMONTON – Labour group not convinced change on the way for Temporary Foreign Worker Program The Alberta Federation of Labour thinks the same people they say messed up the Temporary […]
Read more »Alberta safety law sparks controversy
/CALGARY — A Redford government plan to target employers who repeatedly defy the province’s safety laws with new penalties of up to $10,000 is being opposed by an industry group […]
Read more »Unions call for public inquiry to restore consumer confidence in beef supply chain
/BROOKS, Alta. — Alberta’s labour movement wants a public inquiry into what went wrong at XL Foods’ beef plant in Brooks. It was closed after E. coli contamination was found […]
Read more »Unions call for public inquiry to restore consumer confidence in beef supply chain
BROOKS, Alta. — Alberta’s labour movement wants a public inquiry into what went wrong at XL Foods’ beef plant in Brooks. It was closed after E. coli contamination was found […]
Read more »Nurses stand together to defend public health care and union rights
/A nurse’s job is never done – and that means participating in politics and social activism, not just professional nursing – Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan told more […]
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