Tag: AFL in the News
Spin-Off And Sale Of Epcor Assets Stand: Union group loses their bid to shut down deal as judge rules in favour of city council
The mayor and city councillors acted legally when they privately approved the sale of Epcor shares in April, the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench announced Friday, Sept. 25. The court […]
Read more »Alberta’s oil hangover
In Fort McMurray, it’s been a bad year for the cocaine and snowmobile dealers but boom times for the repo companies; thousands of oil sands workers are returning to places […]
Read more »Unions lose court battle over EPCOR
It’s back to the drawing board, for the unions challenging the city’s decision to split up EPCOR. The Alberta Federation of Labour, along with two other city unions took the […]
Read more »New Brunswick protest targets Alberta-based Integral Energy Service
More than 100 construction workers with an Alberta company have returned from New Brunswick, after becoming the target of angry protests by local trade unions. The workers were in the […]
Read more »Capital Power Spinoff Challenged In Court
Three labour unions challenged city council’s private approval of a multi-billion-dollar deal involving Epcor shares at the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench last week. The Alberta Federation of Labour, with […]
Read more »Angry demonstrations in New Brunswick target Alberta workers
Albertans, go home. That’s the message about 100 Alberta tradesmen got from furious locals in St. John, N.B., this week, who have been staging angry demonstrations against out-of-province workers. It’s […]
Read more »Alberta NDP to vote on vote-splitting resolution
EDMONTON – They carry little cocktail umbrellas to symbolize bringing people together under one roof. And on Sunday a group that advocates co-operating with the other opposition parties to take […]
Read more »Unions challenge legality of Epcor spinoff
EDMONTON – The controversial Epcor deal was brought back to court Friday with a coalition of union groups arguing for a judge in the Court of Queen’s Bench to review […]
Read more »Labour groups take EPCOR to court
A trio of labour groups took EPCOR to court today to challenge the sale of the company’s publicly owned power generation assets. The Alberta Federation of Labour, the Canadian Union […]
Read more »EPCOR debate goes to court
The law courts are the scene of a legal showdown over EPCOR today. Union groups are trying to convince a Court of Queen’s Bench judge that the city had no […]
Read more »Legality of EPCOR privatization in court
It’ll be a long day at court tomorrow as the City of Edmonton, EPCOR and various labour unions argue whether or not the decision to privatize EPCOR’s power generation assets […]
Read more »Privatization of EPCOR’s power generation challenged
The Alberta Federation of Labour and the city’s two largest unions will be in an Edmonton courtroom on Friday. They’ll be arguing that the privatization of EPCOR’s power generation should […]
Read more »Capital Power Plant Acquisition Challenged by Alberta Unions
Sept. 10 (Bloomberg) — Capital Power Corp.‘s purchase of electricity-generating plants from the City of Edmonton, which led to a C$500 million ($463 million) initial share sale in June, is […]
Read more »Labour groups say council broke law
Several labour groups allege Edmonton city council broke the law when it voted behind closed doors to sell off some publicly owned assets. Lawyers for the groups will be in […]
Read more »EI works against Alberta, says report: Inequitable system called ‘perverse’
As the ranks of the unemployed in the province continue to swell, a new report suggests Alberta’s workers are hit by an employment insurance double whammy: working longer hours to […]
Read more »Safeway blockade deemed ‘unlawful’: Labour board issues restrictions on picketing workers at distribution plant
Numerous trucks and employee vehicles were kept out of the Safeway distribution centre by striking workers on Labour Day, an act the Alberta Labour Relations Board deemed “unlawful” late Monday […]
Read more »Coalition files lawsuit over Enbridge pipeline
True to their word, an environmental coalition has filed suit in California challenging the recent U.S. presidential permit granted to a controversial pipeline running from Alberta across the Canada-U.S. border […]
Read more »Labour leaders say Employment Insurance rules unfair for Albertans
The Alberta Federation of Labour is slamming the federal government for shortchanging Albertans when it comes to EI benefits. Gil McGowan says Albertans have to work more hours to qualify […]
Read more »Edmonton Safeway warehouse workers spend Labour Day on strike
EDMONTON – While the first day of picketing shut down work inside a major Canada Safeway distribution centre and ice-cream plant in west Edmonton, the effects of the strike and […]
Read more »Gov’ts doing bad job helping people: unions
CALGARY — Union leaders marking Labour Day with a downtown barbecue lamented the recession’s toll on Alberta’s workforce. And they accused the federal government of shortchanging the province’s residents by […]
Read more »Union group says Albertans short-changed on EI
On this Labour Day, one of Alberta’s largest union groups is adding its voice to calls to shorten wait times for employment insurance benefits in the province. The Alberta Federation […]
Read more »Report suggests Canada’s employment insurance system is failing
A new report suggests Canada’s employment insurance program is failing jobless Albertans the most. The Alberta Federation of Labour in partnership with the Calgary and Edmonton labour councils, say Alberta’s […]
Read more »Alberta labour federation says the province gets a raw deal on E-I benefits
EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour has released an analysis that supports its push to shorten waiting times for federal Employment Insurance benefits in Alberta. The labour group says […]
Read more »China welcomed to oilsands; No upgrader plans in Asian country’s $1.9B investment
The decision by China’s government-controlled PetroChina to spend $1.9 billion on two undeveloped oilsands projects owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. is being lauded as a vote of confidence in […]
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