Tag: AFL in the News
Listen to Albertans, not gov’t, on pension reform, labour group urges: AFL sends letter to finance ministers meeting in Kananaskis
EDMONTON – Most Albertans want the government to expand the Canada Pension Plan to help them save more for retirement, but the provincial government has ignored the electorate and continues […]
Read more »HSAA contribution honours Alberta EMS victim
Edmonton (14 Dec. 2010) – The Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA/NUPGE) will honour the life of emergency medical services (EMS) professional John O’Mahony and his injured colleague by donating […]
Read more »Minister ‘disgusted’ by safety inspection results
Alberta’s employment minister says he is disgusted and disappointed with the high number of workplace safety violations in the province. “The results have been nothing but disappointing, and frankly, I […]
Read more »Long term, shortsighted
It’s discouraging that a well-paid politician – Finance Minister Ted Morton – has abruptly rejected the idea of expanding the Canada Pension Plan to provide a better retirement cushion for […]
Read more »Rising from deep unpopularity
There are few topics more entertaining to watch politicians squirm over than the distribution of seats in a legislature. Inequities that work against their perceived interests are a “shocking” departure […]
Read more »Two men electrocuted in Edmonton: Grain auger contacted overhead power line
EDMONTON – Two men are dead after farm machinery they were transporting came in contact with an overhead power line Thursday evening. Occupational Health and Safety sent investigators out to […]
Read more »Farming accident renews calls for updated workplace safety laws
Two men are dead after an accident on a farm in southeast Edmonton. Emergency crews responded to the scene at 3:30 am on Friday in the area of Ellerslie Road […]
Read more »AFL calls for change after farm deaths
The provincial government is facing criticism from the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL), in the wake of a double-fatal accident in south east Edmonton. Two men, aged 62 and 54, […]
Read more »Time to boost CPP
There was a time when many Canadians resented being forced to participate in the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), believing they could do better on their own. Two stock market crashes […]
Read more »New farm safety council to review worker protection: Labour body says Alberta waited too long
The Alberta government announced on Tuesday the creation of a new farm safety advisory council, but the move was immediately panned by those who believe the government has already waited […]
Read more »Union calls for expansion of CPP
One of the largest labour unions in Canada has sounded the alarm about one of the most talked-about issues of the day – the Canada Pension Plan. The Alberta Federation […]
Read more »Workshop calls temporary foreign worker program a ‘disaster’
A human rights expert is the keynote speaker at a workshop today, holding up Alberta’s temporary foreign worker program as a failure. Karl Flecker, director of anti-racism and human rights […]
Read more »Alberta labour group launches campaign for CPP reform
A campaign for “real” pension reform has been launched in Alberta by the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) and the Canadian Labour Congress, hoping to persuade the provincial government to […]
Read more »Alberta needs pension reform: AFL Report says more than half of senior families have no pension
EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour says the provincial government needs to get on board with Canadian Pension Plan reform or get out of the way. In a report […]
Read more »AFL wants CPP expansion
The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) is calling the Alberta government out on its stance against an enhanced Canada Pension Plan (CPP). In a report released on November 16 by […]
Read more »AFL & CLC launch campaign aimed at bolstering the CPP
Labour groups hope to pressure Alberta to accept federal proposals to improve pensions. In June, Alberta Finance Minister Ted Morton said the province will not support a proposed expansion of […]
Read more »Workplace safety needs work, says AFL: Labour union releases 10-point plan to improve safety
The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) released a 10-point plan yesterday on how they would like to see workplace safety improved in the province just as the Alberta government unveiled […]
Read more »Alberta workplace safety laws need to be improved
According to the Alberta Federation of Labour Friday, unless the province improves workplace safety law, economic recovery will only bring an increase in workplace injuries and fatalities. Announcing four new […]
Read more »Labour calls on Alberta to improve jobsite safety, province hiring 8 inspectors
EDMONTON – Labour groups say more people will be killed and injured in Alberta if the province fails to make sweeping changes to improve safety at job sites. The Alberta […]
Read more »Alberta Workplace safety laws need boost, AFL warns: Economic boom could see more injuries and deaths
EDMONTON – Economic recovery will bring an increase in workplace injuries and fatalities unless the province improves workplace safety law, the Alberta Federation of Labour said Friday. On the same […]
Read more »Three Alberta workers fatally injured over three-day period
An Alberta employee has died after suffering serious head injuries at an oilfield site, the third workplace fatality in the province in as many days. At about 9 am on […]
Read more »3 Alberta workplace deaths upset union leader
Three workplace fatalities occurred in Alberta last week and that has drawn the ire of at least one union leader. These incidents, which included a man falling off a ladder […]
Read more »Leave health act alone, says lobby group
Health care advocates have called on the province to shelve plans to overhaul Alberta’s existing health care legislation and introduce a new health act later this fall. On Tuesday, the […]
Read more »Janitors share complaints against Bee-Clean: University of Alberta contractor disputes accusations, suing union for defamation
A group of University of Alberta janitors spelled out their complaints against Bee-Clean Building Maintenance in front of a crowd of about 80 concerned students, professors, and labour group members […]
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