Tag: AFL in the News

DMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour is chiding the provincial government for no longer reporting farm fatalities. The union says the move is an example of how — quote […]

OTTAWA – Political, business and union leaders reacted with caution and skepticism Friday to a B.C. newspaper tycoon’s proposal to build a $13-billion refinery near Kitimat to process bitumen from […]

As is well known, the “Ethical Oil Institute,” the Edmonton-based organization founded by Sun News Network commentator Ezra Levant to support petroleum extraction companies in Alberta, has complained to the […]

When we talk about the history of Alberta we usually think of wide-open prairies, cattle ranching and oil — seldom do historians talk about the men and women of the […]

Study Says Albertans won’t get their fair share of Royalties The Alberta Federation of Labour and the Parkland Institute have released a study that says Albertans could lose billions of […]

A joint study from the Alberta Federation of Labour and the Parkland Institute of Alberta have released a study arguing the province could lose billions in royalty revenue if the […]

Nexen could be just the beginning… In June, the Alberta government launched a website publicly outing employers who haven’t paid their workers—an online hall of shame. Among these “deadbeat bosses,” […]

Re: “Premiers must stand up to Ottawa’s cheap-labour strategy; Harper Tories have launched stealth attack on middle class,” by Gil McGowan and Lana Payne, Opinion, Aug. 3. This opinion piece […]

A labour shortage occurs when the demand for labour exceeds the supply of labour, right? Well, apparently not in Alberta. The Alberta Federation of Labour took a long, hard look […]

One of the downsides with having one of the hottest — if not the hottest — economies in the world is that there comes a time when you might not […]

Call it a digital warning shot. Two Alberta unions have quietly launched a website, EthicalSpoon.com, which targets one of Canada’s largest restaurant franchisers, Cara, over alleged “ethical concerns”. The barebones […]

Immigration Minister Jason Kenney continues to remove barriers to ensure Alberta’s oilsands and construction industries have access to the skilled tradespeople they need. Last week, Kenney expanded a pilot program […]

Ottawa – The expansion of the Temporary Foreign Worker pilot in Alberta is creating an outcry from the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL). “Canadians should get first crack at these […]

Re: “Canadians expect a balanced workforce,” Editorial, July 23. Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan has a legitimate point. The more Immigration Minister Jason Kenney removes barriers for foreign […]

Growing up in Duncan, as I did, meant growing up in the airshed of the Crofton pulp mill. No one liked the smell but they liked what it represented — […]

Re: “Foreign worker hiring fast-tracked; Employers in six trades won’t have to consider Canadians first,” the Journal, July 17. Gil McGowan, president of the Alberta Federation of Labour, is spreading […]

Faced with a looming labour shortage in a perpetually expanding economy, the door is opening wider for temporary foreign workers specializing in six in-demand trades, announced federal immigration minister Jason […]

An Alberta labour group is slamming an agreement making it easier for Alberta companies to hire skilled foreign tradespeople. Federal Immigration Minister Jason Kenney is easing foreign-worker restrictions. Federal Immigration […]

Hands down one of the most interesting events at the Council of the Federation meetings in Halifax, Nova Scotia to date was a joint presentation by Merran Smith from Clean […]

Easing restrictions makes foreign workers employers’ first choice not last resort, says AFL An Alberta labour group is slamming an agreement making it easier for Alberta companies to hire skilled […]

OTTAWA — A collection of more than 700 stakeholders from the business world, non-government groups, the academic sector and faith-based leaders are calling on provincial and territorial premiers to adopt […]

EDMONTON – The door is open much wider for temporary foreign workers in six construction jobs, and tradesmen from the U.S. can now pick up work permits at the airport, […]

Campers at Florida’s Tampa Liberty School travel in cardboard boats across the partitioned classroom, leaving the tyranny of the Old World for the liberty of the New World, where they […]

Federal government to review deal The proposed takeover of Calgary petroleum producer Nexen Inc. by a Chinese state-owned oil company sparked a fiery debate Monday, with the Alberta government welcoming […]