Tag: AFL in the News

Under fire from Alberta unions, Enbridge said Tuesday its proposed Northern Gateway pipeline will not cause job losses in the refining sector though it will be affected by higher prices […]

EDMONTON – Under fire from Alberta unions, Enbridge said Tuesday its proposed Northern Gateway pipeline will not cause job losses in the refining sector though it will be affected by […]

Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway oil pipeline to Canada’s Pacific Coast could cost thousands of high-paying refining jobs in Alberta, a labour group warned in Edmonton on Tuesday as the company […]

Compares pipeline to Canadian Pacific Railway and the St. Lawrence Seaway Enbridge has told the National Energy Board that the company’s $6-billion plan to build a pipeline from the Alberta […]

After a bumpy ride this summer, Enbridge will face a tough grilling this week on its $6 billion Northern Gateway project as public hearings enter their final phase in which […]

Compares pipeline to Canadian Pacific Railway and the St. Laurence Seaway Enbridge has told the National Energy Board that the company’s $6-billion plan to build a pipeline from the Alberta […]

EDMONTON, Alberta (Reuters) – Enbridge Inc’s proposed Northern Gateway oil pipeline to Canada’s Pacific Coast could cost thousands of high-paying refining jobs in Alberta, a labor group warned on Tuesday […]

Enbridge Inc. will face tough questions from intervenors at the Northern Gateway Joint Review Panel’s hearing in Edmonton this afternoon. Among them are the Government of BC, the Alberta Federation […]

After a bumpy ride this summer, Enbridge will face a tough grilling this week on its $6 billion Northern Gateway project as public hearings enter their final phase in which […]

Compares pipeline to Canadian Pacific Railway and the St. Lawrence Seaway Enbridge has told the National Energy Board that the company’s $6-billion plan to build a pipeline from the Alberta […]

TUESDAY BILLS * Northern Gateway Hearings. The Alberta Federation of Labour says the Enbridge pipeline project will actually eliminate Canadian jobs. Take those jobs and shove them. Enbridge says the […]

Some of my younger readers may not realize this, but when I was a kid growing up in British Columbia in the 1950s, there was a holiday at the end […]

After a bumpy ride this summer, Enbridge will face a tough grilling this week on its $6 billion Northern Gateway project as public hearings enter their final phase in which […]

Edmonton – September 1, 2012 – From September 6 to December 21, a new exhibit at the Provincial Archives of Alberta salutes the achievements and sacrifices of Alberta’s working men […]

The Alberta Federation of Labour Edmonton Journal Published: Friday, August 31 100 YEARS OF STRUGGLE 100 YEARS OF SOLIDARITY Edmonton Journal 2012

Lack of protection for Alberta farm workers was highlighted Aug. 20 by Alberta’s New Democrats and the Alberta Federation of Labour. The two groups used the occasion of the AFL-designated […]

A group representing Alberta’s non-unionized construction industry hopes the results of a new survey will convince the government to make changes to the province’s labour laws. Merit Contractors Association, which […]

The first 100 years The Alberta Federation of Labour is dedicated to improving the lives of Alberta’s working people, union members and non-members alike. We seek to represent all those […]

NDP calls for a deeper look at fracking in Alberta The Alberta NDP has renewed its call for a scientific review of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) technology. NDP environment critic Rachel […]

NDP calls for a deeper look into fracking in Alberta The Alberta NDP has renewed its call for a scientific review of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) technology. NDP environment critic Rachel […]

EDMONTON — Lower-than-expected energy revenue has Alberta on track to post another deficit this year that could reach as high as $3 billion, require spending cuts and force the government […]

The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) says the government’s decision to withhold information on farm fatalities is an attempt to move the issue to the back burner and off the […]

Liberal MLA David Swann has called on one snack food company to stop using Alberta-produced potatoes, as child labour in the province’s industry remains unregulated. In Alberta, one member of […]

Province should give farm workers occupational safeguards The province was called upon again this week to give Alberta farm workers the same protections as those in other occupations, and in […]