Unions threaten to take province to court

Unions are warning Alberta’s employment minister they will take the government to court if it doesn’t change labour-relations rules that contravene a recent Supreme Court ruling. The Alberta Federation of […]

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Job satisfaction sinking

KEVIN NEWMAN: Well with so many of us returning to the habit of waking to an alarm clock again, a new survey of Canadian workers on this Labour Day showing […]

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Co-operate or face court fight, trade unions tell province; Supreme Court ruling means laws now violate charter, labour federation says

EDMONTON – Unions are warning Alberta’s employment minister that they will take the government to court if it doesn’t change labour relations rules that contravene a recent Supreme Court ruling. […]

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Labour group wants review

Days after Alberta’s labour market was declared tops in North America, 125,000 of its unionized workers are demanding a review of provincial labour legislation they say is weak and unconstitutional. […]

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Alberta bound; Foreign workers vulnerable to exploitation

Ernesto Rodarte, a foreign worker from Mexico, says he and other Mexican workers are being exploited by employers even though Calgary is in the middle of a major labour shortage. […]

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Energy plans stoke labour crisis; Mega-projects need 40,000 workers

The announcement of $40 billion worth of new energy industry projects in the past two weeks, including Shell Canada’s plans to spend $27 billion to construct a massive oilsands processing […]

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Oilpatch risks turn from value creation to value destruction; Comment; Everybody Wants A Bigger Cut Of The Booming Industry

For the first time in a generation, Alberta is facing a general strike within its construction trades that threatens to disrupt its booming oilsands industry and is introducing a new […]

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Horizon faces test if oilsands strike; Project On Schedule; Questions Remain Whether Canadian Natural Immune

CALGARY – A controversial labour strategy used by Canadian Natural Resource Ltd. to build its oilsands mega-project could be put to the test later this month if 30,000-plus unionized construction […]

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Pickets to continue at Edmonton Molson brewery slated for closure: union

EDMONTON (CP) _ Striking workers at a century-old Molson Canada brewery will continue to picket despite the company’s decision to shut the plant down, say union officials. ”The closure is […]

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‘Burning issue’ not resolved; Oilsands Report

The biggest surprise coming out of the provincial Oil Sands Consultation – Multistakeholder Committee Final Report is that the diverse panel reached consensus on 96 of the 120 recommendations. “There […]

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Summer of strikes looms in the West as boom goes on

CALGARY — This may be the summer of unrest in the West, as thousands of municipal and forestry workers have walked off the job in British Columbia and thousands more […]

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Oilsands construction unions vote to strike; ‘Historic’ walkout as early as next week would be first under tough Alberta law

CALGARY — Five oilsands construction unions have voted overwhelmingly to strike, in a move that could halt work at oil-sands projects in Fort McMurray, Alta., as early as next week. […]

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How smart are the suits at silly hall? Just wise enough to play stupid! In the ambulance labour war it’s really all the pinstripes have to do.

The suits of silly hall are often silly, but not as often stupid. They know they don’t have to actually negotiate with our world-class paramedics any more than they wish. […]

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EMS edges closer to strike; Paramedics reject arbitration offer

The city’s paramedics are moving ahead with strike preparations after again rejecting an offer to enter into binding arbitration to settle their contract dispute. And while they won’t be specific […]

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Calgary paramedics reject binding arbitration

Edmonton Journal, Page B5, Sat July 21 2007Byline: Kim Guttormson CALGARY – Calgary’s paramedics are moving ahead with what are likely futile strike preparations, after rejecting an offer to enter […]

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Agreement hopes to clarify foreign worker program

The temporary foreign worker program is perhaps the most contentious labour issue in the oilsands but a new provincial and federal government agreement is expected to clarify its parameters. “We’ll […]

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Paying with your life; Young workers at risk

Alberta’s booming economy, huge influx of workers and lack of safety training on some job sites are causing more workplace accidents among young employees, and too often costing them their […]

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AFL study slams B.C.-Alberta labour agreement

A new study released by the Alberta Federation of Labour says the Trade Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (TILMA) will dumb down trade qualifications. The study claims the agreement opens […]

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Stop work order lifted

A union leader says the province has quietly lifted a stop work order imposed on an oilsands tank construction site in northern Alberta after two workers died. Gil McGowan, president […]

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New bid to attract workers to Alberta

Help may soon be on the way for the province’s growing energy sector in the form of a collaborative approach addressing labour shortages. A Workforce Strategy for Alberta’s Energy Sector, […]

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Alberta falling short 100,000 workers; Labour crunch jeopardizes mega projects

Alberta faces a potentially crippling shortage of workers that could stall development of multi-billion-dollar oilsands projects and the economy at large, government and industry officials said Tuesday. Government forecasts say […]

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Alberta develops energy industry work force plan

Alberta yesterday published a new “work force strategy” to attract more workers to the province’s booming energy industry. The project, which involved industry, proposed 46 ideas to recruit, retain and […]

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Strategy Aims To Stem Alberta’s Worker Shortfall

A worker shortfall in the energy industry could stall Alberta’s motoring economy, although government and industry representatives outlined plans Tuesday to grapple with the problem. Officials unveiled a 10-year workforce […]

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Ottawa targets exploitation of foreign workers; Alberta, feds sign pact to push for fair treatment

With labourers pouring into Alberta from around the world in increasing numbers, Ottawa says it’s exploring strict new penalties to crack down on businesses or other organizations that abuse temporary […]

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