Tag: CLAC
2015 Statement on the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racism
2015 Statement on the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racism True labour solidarity means addressing the economic exclusion of racialized and Aboriginal workers. This Saturday as part […]
Read more »CLAC mulls leaving confederation
/The Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC) will consider withdrawing from the world’s largest trade union confederation and joining another organization, when the union gathers this week for two separate […]
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 »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 »Treatment of Chinese workers brings union disputes and calls for public inquiry
Representatives from some of Alberta’s construction unions say the case of Chinese temporary foreign workers having their paycheques siphoned by their employer reveals huge flaws with the federal government program […]
Read more »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 […]
Read more »Government cooperated with developer to cut union workers out of Horizon mega-project
EDMONTON-Documents recently filed with the Court of Queen’s Bench in Edmonton show that the provincial cabinet used its power to over-ride existing labour law in a bid to help a […]
Read more »Oilsands Project to Import Chinese Workers – May Breach Rules Regarding Foreign Workers
EDMONTON-Documents released by the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) and Alberta Building Trades Council (ABTC) show that Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL), the lead partner in the Horizon oil sands […]
Read more »What’s all the fuss about foreign workers?
Three Issues Intertwine to Create Powderkeg in Fort McMurray In recent weeks, Albertans’ TV screens and newspapers have flickered with trades workers rallying, marching and protesting against “foreign workers” in […]
Read more »2005 March Speech Rally in Support of Finning Workers
Kerry Barrett, President of the Alberta Federation of Labour, March 2005 We’re here today because you’re company – that company right there – is turning its back on you. Some […]
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