Tag: AFL in the News
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 […]
Read more »More can be done to prevent workplace fatalities: Alberta Federation of Labour
The province isn’t doing enough to prevent deaths at the workplace. Those comments come from the Alberta Federation of Labour after three people died on the job in the past […]
Read more »Worker’s body stuck in Alberta: Confusion over who should pay to get body of foreign worker home
The death of a temporary foreign worker in Alberta is raising questions about who should pay to ship his body home. Aruna Shantha Peiris, 37, died of a heart attack […]
Read more »Friends of Medicare campaign launched in Alberta
Legal opinion commissioned by Alberta Federation of Labour says proposed changes are “not consistent with a democratic society.” Edmonton (14 Oct. 2010) – Friends of Medicare (FoM) has launched a […]
Read more »Apprentices willing to leave home, but can’t find work
Ben Stacey of Grand Bank is a journeyman pipefitter and pipe insulator, who travels back and forth between Newfoundland and Alberta for work. He’s been doing this since 2007, working […]
Read more »Critics fear ‘radical reform’ of health-care system
Two advocacy groups say the proposed Alberta Health Act will be a piece of “shell legislation” that will give politicians the power to privatize health care without any public debate. […]
Read more »Medicare, labour groups say Alberta Health Act could lead to more private care
EDMONTON – Medicare and labour groups want Alberta to shelve planned changes to laws that govern the province’s health-care system. The Friends of Medicare says the new Alberta Health Act […]
Read more »Lobby groups team up to fight health legislation
Friends of Medicare and the Alberta Federation of Labour are joining forces in an effort to derail the proposed Alberta Health Act, which is expected to be introduced this fall […]
Read more »Government launches workplace safety database
Workers in Alberta can now look up the health and safety record of their employers online, but critics aren’t convinced the information tells the full story. The government launched the […]
Read more »Janitors allege deportation threats, withheld cash
A group of Edmonton janitors is suing a cleaning company for $42,435 over allegations that overtime money is being held back and that they have been threatened with deportation. The […]
Read more »Province posts workplace safety records online
Alberta’s employment ministry is heralding a new website that tracks company-specific fatalities and workers’ compensation claims, but already the opposition says not enough information is being disclosed. Thomas Lukaszuk, the […]
Read more »Alberta workplace safety website unveiled: Online records will reveal best and worst companies
EDMONTON – Employment Minister Thomas Lukaszuk has unveiled a new workplace safety website that allows many Albertans to see basic information about how many injuries and deaths have happened at […]
Read more »Job safety goes online in Alberta
The province wants Albertans to know how many injuries or deaths have happened at their workplace. To that end, it’s launching a website Thursday to make the stats more available. […]
Read more »Alberta spending more on public relations
EDMONTON – A labour group is accusing Alberta of boosting spending on public relations while cutting spending on environmental monitoring. The Alberta Federation of Labour says since 2003 the provincial […]
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