Tag: AFL in the News
AFL fears Kearl will send Alberta jobs to U.S.
EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour is worried Imperial’s $8-billion Kearl Lake oilsands project will send most of the bitumen – and good jobs – to the U.S. once […]
Read more »Oil jobs being sent south, charge critics
The provincial government is content to see oilpatch jobs shipped to the U.S., charges the president of the Alberta Federation of Labour. Gil McGowan made that charge yesterday in the […]
Read more »Imperial gives Kearl project green light: Battered oil sands industry welcomes decision to proceed with mine’s $8-billion Phase 1
Imperial Oil Ltd.’s (IMO-T42.09-0.14-0.33%) approval of a major new $8-billion project is sparking optimism for a revival in the oil sands after months of project delays due to low crude […]
Read more »Imperial saved up to $1 billion by holding off on Kearl decision
CALGARY – Holding off on approving construction on the Kearl oilsands mine until Alberta´s overheated market cooled off saved Imperial Oil Ltd. (TSX:IMO) as much as $1 billion, the company´s […]
Read more »AFL wants oil sands jobs to stay in Alberta
The Alberta Federation of Labor sees the Kearl oil sands project as a pipeline for shipping jobs to the United States. Construction of the mega project northeast of Fort McMurray […]
Read more »Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program under review
In recent years, Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) has been opened up to make it easier for Canadian employers to hire foreign workers to fill labour shortages in their […]
Read more »Sitting on Kearl project announcement saved Imperial Oil more than $500 million
CALGARY – Waiting nearly a year to announce formal approval of the Kearl oilsands mining project saved Imperial Oil Ltd. between $500 million and $1 billion in capital costs, chairman […]
Read more »Harper refuses to ease EI rules: Opposition demands called an ‘absurdity’
In the face of steep job losses and a battering recession, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Friday his government won’t ease eligibility rules for unemployment benefits. Harper, who was in […]
Read more »Alberta prepares to launch new safety code in July 2009
A new Alberta safety code is coming into effect in July after a lengthy public consultation process. “Our members are supportive of the changes to legislation that improve safety, but […]
Read more »A Green Economy to Lift Recession Blues
Alberta has the capacity to create over 20,000 jobs in the short run, and tens of thousands more long term by shifting its focus to a green economy, according to […]
Read more »Alberta’s left wing discusses alliance: Liberal MLA meeting with other opponents of Tories
Calgary Liberal MLA David Swann has been quietly meeting with MLAs and other interested people about starting a new party based on green politics, accountability and democratic reform. Swann’s work, […]
Read more »Environmental groups and AFL release groundbreaking Green Jobs report
Edmonton – Alberta can create more than 200,000 long-term green jobs and build a strong economic future, according to a groundbreaking report on green jobs released by two prominent environmental […]
Read more »Temporary Workers, Continuing Problems: Longtime labour lawyer Yessy Byl decries foreign worker policy as outright racism
When Yessy Byl arrived in Canada from the Netherlands, she was just a toddler. Her father found work as a bush pilot, bringing his family with him around the country […]
Read more »Foreign workers plead for better conditions, citizenship: Alberta Federation of Labour claims people exploited, denied rights, then discarded
When Manuel came to Canada two years ago as a temporary foreign worker, the 35-year-old figured his family had landed a ticket out of El Salvador. “When I came here, […]
Read more »Workers gather to remember fallen comrades in Alberta and B.C.
The construction industry accounted for the highest number of work related deaths in B.C. and Alberta last year. The fact was brought to light as workers across the nation commemorated […]
Read more »Workplace deaths hit 26-year high in Alberta: Fatalities took biggest toll on older men
Older, male workers and employees in the construction industry accounted for the largest number of workplace deaths in Alberta in 2008 — with total work fatalities reaching a 26-year high […]
Read more »Raft of charges laid in Alberta oilsands deaths
The death of two foreign workers from China at a sprawling oilsands project in northern Alberta has led to the most charges ever laid in a single workplace accident in […]
Read more »Myths fuel the eco lobby’s emissions-slashing, green-jobs fantasy: Ideologically-driven employment claims don’t stand up to scrutiny
In December 2007, just as the worst recession in decades got underway, 54 leading U.S. economists were asked by Business Week magazine to share their economic outlook for 2008. More […]
Read more »Green economy could create thousands of new jobs in Alberta: report
Creating a more environmentally sustainable economy could create tens of thousands of jobs in Alberta, according a report released Wednesday by the Alberta Federation of Labour, Greenpeace and the Sierra […]
Read more »Green jobs touted as fix for struggling economy: Eco-friendly investment could put ‘tens of thousands’ to work, new report says
Stephani Carter earned a reputation early in her career as “the Green Girl who asks tough questions,” constantly pushing the envelope of her Earth-first sensibilities about architecture and design. Today, […]
Read more »53 charges for CNRL, contractors
Following a record 53 charges laid against three companies for a 2007 accident that killed two workers at the oilsands work site, the Alberta Federation of Labour blames the provincial […]
Read more »Charges in oilsands deaths not enough, says labour group
The president of the Alberta Federation of Labour says the dozens of charges laid Tuesday in the deaths of two foreign workers aren’t enough.Gil McGowan says while the charges are […]
Read more »Alberta oilsands company faces charges in deaths of two foreign workers
EDMONTON – The death of two foreign workers from China at a sprawling oilsands project in northern Alberta has led to the most charges ever laid in a single workplace […]
Read more »Bill 205 would limit third-party advertising during elections
A year after Premier Ed Stelmach said he was considering electoral reforms to limit outside advertising during campaigns, a government backbencher is introducing a private members’ bill that would do […]
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