Tag: AFL in the News

Canada’s image as a safe and secure destination for foreign temporary workers is under fire, critics say. The government has been working hard in recent years to expand the number […]

EDMONTON – Alberta’s temporary foreign worker program has no oversight and is mired in so much bureaucracy that employers are allowed to treat hopeful immigrants like indentured labour. That’s what […]

EDMONTON – Gil McGowan would say Puneet Puneet is an example of what’s wrong with Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker program, which he says is not only exploitive but a clear […]

Anyone working for minimum wage will be glad to know they’re getting a raise, but employers might find their payroll getting tighter as they have to raise wages across the […]

Temporary foreign workers infected with scabies, but still made to work was just one horror story related to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration. The committee […]

On April 1, Alberta’s minimum wage increased from $8 to $8.40 per hour. In June 2007 the Alberta government announced the increase to minimum wage would be based on the […]

When people find out they are going to be making more money, it is usually cause for celebration. The recent increase of Alberta’s minimum wage however, has launched a new […]

EDMONTON – Alberta’s minimum wage hike kicks in on April Fool’s Day, but an organization representing labour groups suggests $8.40 cents an hour is still a sad joke. The Alberta […]

An Alberta labour organization says the province’s 40-cent wage hike on April Fool’s Day is a sad joke. The increase, effective Tuesday, boosts Alberta’s minimum wage to $8.40 an hour […]

Just a day before a House of Commons committee meets in Edmonton to discuss the issue of temporary foreign workers, the province revealed it has received more than 800 complaints […]

The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) held a public forum recently to brief unions about concerns relating to the increase in use of the federal government’s temporary foreign worker (TFW) […]

The head of Alberta’s largest labour group is calling out the provincial government for what he says is a “drop in the bucket” when it comes to the minimum wage. […]

The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) held a public forum last week to brief unions about concerns relating to the increase in use of the federal government’s temporary foreign worker […]

Cochrane Times – As of April 1, Alberta’s minimum wage will increase from $8 to $8.40 per hour. According to Premier Ed Stelmach, the wage increase will ensure that it […]

Alberta’s minimum wage will increase from $8 to $8.40 per hour on April 1. “Alberta’s experiencing a time of great prosperity,” said Premier Ed Stelmach, adding that the wage increase […]

Alberta’s minimum wage will jump to $8.40 per hour from $8 per hour on April 1, making it the highest minimum wage in Canada after taxes, but the Alberta Federation […]

The City of Calgary is joining in the rush in Alberta for temporary foreign workers and will be searching overseas for city planners, heavy-duty mechanics and up to 200 bus […]

CALGARY — Alberta’s higher minimum wage set to kick in April 1 is progress but condemns the lowest earners to continued poverty, a union leader said yesterday. Premier Ed Stelmach […]

To Canadian employers and the federal government, Rajinder Kumar represents a solution to a labour shortage. To union leaders and immigrant advocates, the tandoori chef from New Delhi, brought to […]

The provincial government should consider taking oilsands products directly to U.S. consumers, and perhaps set up its own line of gas stations south of the border, the Alberta Federation of […]

Many are criticizing Premier Stelmach after a deal to pipe more bitumen to the US was approved by the National Energy Board. Enbridge now has approval to begin construction on […]

HINTON – Conservative Leader Ed Stelmach was criticized Saturday for failing to stem the flow of bitumen to the United States after regulatory approval was given to a pipeline project […]

The approval of a groundbreaking pipeline to take diluent from the U.S. to Alberta is being slammed by critics who also blame the provincial government for standing on the sidelines, […]

As a week marked by massive pre-election spending draws to a close, the $1.3-billion question facing Alberta is whether the province has the manpower — and capacity — to complete […]