Tag: AFL in the News
Big win for working Albertans: Federal budget includes labour conditions on tax credits
/Carbon Capture tax credits include requirements for fair wages, training EDMONTON – The federal budget’s Carbon Capture (CCUS) investment tax credit plan will create thousands of high-paying jobs for Albertans […]
Read more »PRESS RELEASE: Workers demand better from duelling retirement plans
/Albertans need pension stability and expansion, instead of UCP threats EDMONTON – Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) president Gil McGowan responded to the NDP Caucus’ release of their retirement security […]
Read more »PRESS RELEASE: UCP ignores its own panel’s advice to increase minimum wage to match inflation
/Leaked Report proved that UCP inaction effectively cut wages for Alberta’s most vulnerable workers. EDMONTON – The release of the UCP Government’s report on Alberta’s minimum wage proves the UCP […]
Read more »PRESS RELEASE: Alberta workers mark COVID-19 pandemic anniversary with call for Long-COVID care
/EDMONTON – Working Albertans gathered on the Legislature grounds to mark the third anniversary of the declaration of COVID-19 as a worldwide pandemic. The 5,000-plus Albertans who have died of […]
Read more »Workers call on federal government to address OH&S impacts of COVID-19 pandemic
/EDMONTON – A letter from Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) president Gil McGowan called on the Canada Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) to focus on recruiting and retaining health […]
Read more »PRESS RELEASE: Workers are demanding better after budget falls short
/Health and Education ignored in face of massive, sustained, surpluses EDMONTON – Today’s Alberta budget failed to undo UCP damage to the health care system and public services, according to […]
Read more »PRESS RELEASE: UCP can’t fix nursing crises of its own making
/Paltry measures won’t make up the 9,300 nurse shortfall EDMONTON – The UCP’s attempts to make up for nursing staff shortages may fall well short of what Alberta needs, according […]
Read more »PRESS RELEASE: Does the UCP have a secret plan to cut the minimum wage in rural Alberta?
There are good reasons to believe that’s exactly what they’re considering, says labour leader EDMONTON – The president of Alberta’s largest worker advocacy group, the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL), […]
Read more »PRESS RELEASE: Union leaders urge feds to seize “the opportunity of the century” to create jobs in Alberta
/Joint letter says federal budget should be Canada’s definitive response to massive American investment bill EDMONTON – In a strongly worded letter sent today, a group of Alberta union leaders […]
Read more »PRESS RELEASE: Interest rate hike is another gut punch to Alberta workers
AFL President responds to Bank of Canada announcement this morning EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) today expresses alarm as the Bank of Canada raised interest rates for the […]
Read more »PRESS RELEASE: UCP cut per-person health care funding in 2022
/Alberta plummets to second-worst province in Canada for health funding EDMONTON – The UCP government cut health care spending on a per-person basis in 2022, despite a 2019 election promise […]
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UCP considered cutting minimum wage for “economic recovery” – AFL
Wages of workers who earn tips were on chopping block during pandemic EDMONTON – The Alberta conservative government floated the idea of cutting the minimum wage in the middle of […]
Read more »AFL president joins the chorus of Albertans condemning the Alberta Sovereignty Act – AFL
McGowan also encourages Albertans not to forget about the awful Throne Speech EDMONTON – Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan released a video today criticizing yesterday’s Throne Speech and […]
Read more »New ads poke fun at Danielle Smith’s obsession with issues that don’t matter to ordinary Albertans – AFL
Inflation, health care and jobs are more important than endless fights with Ottawa EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour launched the next phase of its Workers Demand Better campaign […]
Read more »“Use it before you lose it” – AFL
AFL urges school boards to implement temporary mask mandates EDMONTON – In a fiery letter to school boards around the province, Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan urged them […]
Read more »Union campaign aims to put worker issues front and center in upcoming provincial election – AFL
This election, workers demand better! CALGARY – Working people are Alberta’s greatest resource – and, now that all the political players are in place, the concerns and issues of workers […]
Read more »Is Smith trying to make unions and workplace health & safety disappear in Alberta? – AFL
What should we make of the UCP’s actions on key workplace laws? EDMONTON – In an Order-in-Council issued yesterday (O.C. 362/2022), the UCP cabinet failed to give any minister in […]
Read more »AFL reacts to Danielle Smith’s decision to abolish the Labour Ministry – AFL
“This shows that Smith doesn’t really care about Alberta workers,” says McGowan EDMONTON – The president of Alberta’s largest worker advocacy group says he’s shocked and disappointed that Premier Danielle […]
Read more »Ground-breaking report from Alberta unions urges province, energy industry to “Skate to Where the Puck is Going” by embracing job-rich energy future – AFL
/CALGARY – Today, the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) released “Skate to Where the Puck is Going,” an industrial blueprint that re-imagines the province’s energy economy and offers a bold […]
Read more »Smith is the new team captain, but will she commit to using a new playbook for workers? – AFL
/EDMONTON – Now that she has won the UCP leadership race, Danielle Smith needs to come clean about her plans for things that matter to Alberta workers, says the president […]
Read more »Smith will have a big fight on her hands if she pushes ahead with plans to withdraw Alberta from CPP, warns AFL president – AFL
/EDMONTON – Danielle Smith will have a “very big fight on her hands” if she wins the United Conservative Party (UCP) leadership tomorrow and proceeds with efforts to withdraw Alberta […]
Read more »Press Release: As inflation remains high, Alberta unions call for an excess profits tax to discourage price gouging – AFL
/Workers need a break from higher prices, says Alberta Federation of Labour EDMONTON – With new data from Statistics Canada showing that rising prices for things like gasoline and food […]
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UCP remove the right of academics to choose their own collective bargaining representatives – AFL
/EDMONTON – Bill 17 represents yet another attack on Alberta postsecondary institutions by permanently removing the right of faculty and graduate students to choose their own bargaining agents in the […]
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“We need a revolution in public health and workplace safety to keep workers safe from COVID,” says AFL – AFL
/Third Day of Mourning under the shadow of the pandemic can be the last if we take action to make indoor environments safer CALGARY – Given the obvious failure of […]
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