Tag: Jobs and Economy
Alberta Budget: Labour Leaders Don’t Want Public Services Cut
/EDMONTON – Labour leaders in Alberta have joined forces to say they don’t want to see public services cuts in Thursday’s provincial budget. The group consists of the Alberta Federation […]
Read more »Advisory: Albertans reject cuts say union leaders
Nurses, teachers, health sciences professionals, and public employees urge government to listen to majority of Albertans Edmonton – Labour leaders are standing up for the majority of Albertans who do […]
Read more »Bitumen upgrading should be top priority: AFL
/In front of a government panel on Tuesday, a labour group argued in favour of increasing refining operations in Alberta, instead of sending unprocessed bitumen to foreign refineries. Alberta Federation […]
Read more »Bitumen upgrading should be top priority: AFL
/In front of a government panel on Tuesday, a labour group argued in favour of increasing refining operations in Alberta, instead of sending unprocessed bitumen to foreign refineries. Alberta Federation […]
Read more »Redford accused of picking a fight with labour
/Alberta Premier Alison Redford, desperate to cut costs amid a ballooning deficit, is angering the very labour groups she coveted for support during her leadership bid and last year’s election. […]
Read more »2013 Feb 26 Presentation to the Standing Committee on Alberta’s Economic Future on the Study of BRIK (Bitumen Royalty-in-Kind) Program
Speaking Notes Gil McGowan, President As elected officials from across the province, you all know that the majority of Albertans want to see more upgrading done within our borders. You’ve […]
Read more »Renewable in Ottawa
/When Peter Julian visited his in-laws in Shandong province in 2011, he was struck by skies which, depending on weather, either were grey, or grey and wet. The New Democratic […]
Read more »Salary freeze an example of Tory mismanagement says AFL
Fiscal update shows province has revenue problem, not a spending problem Edmonton – Alberta’s fiscal update shows a government disconnected from the economy it’s supposed to manage says the Alberta […]
Read more »Oil price gap a handy excuse for strapped governments
/According to experts inside Alberta Energy, it’s much more profitable to refine more of our oil before we ship it. Both the Alberta and federal governments are now pointing to […]
Read more »Sales tax discussion dominates economic summit
/CALGARY — Premier Alison Redford was ready to declare the inaugural Alberta economic summit a success Saturday even without a consensus from the prominent Albertans who spent the day hashing […]
Read more »We need pipelines, not pipe dreams
/With all the discussion recently over the lack of so-called value-added jobs, one might wonder why that debate is confined to one sector of the economy. For example, in 2010-2011, […]
Read more »AFL targets royalties and upgrading at economic summit
Federation president to set the record straight on bitumen glut Edmonton – AFL president Gil McGowan will be tackling Alberta’s revenue problem this Saturday at the Alberta Economic Summit. The […]
Read more »Report says pipeline squeeze could be ‘devastating’ to Canadian economy
/CALGARY – The inability to get western Canadian crude to the right markets is costing the country’s economy dearly, according to a new report paid for by the Saskatchewan government. […]
Read more »2013 AFL Submission to Standing Com. on Alberta’s Economic Future Study of the BRIK Program
2013 AFL Submission to Standing Com. on Alberta’s Economic Future Study of the BRIK Program
Read more »Report says time running out for Canadian oil producers to access Pacific Rim
/CALGARY – A research paper is reinforcing the idea that Canada’s resource industry is at risk of being left behind internationally if it doesn’t find a way to get oil […]
Read more »Backgrounder-Secret Government Documents Show Bitumen Price Differential Makes Upgrading Highly Profitable
Secret Government Documents Show Bitumen Price Differential Makes Upgrading Highly Profitable
Read more »Media Advisory: Secret documents show upgrading is economic
AFL to release Government of Alberta analysis of bitumen economy Edmonton – Secret government documents that show upgrading is economically viable will be released by the Alberta Federation of Labour […]
Read more »Bitumen glut has silver lining
Creating upgrading jobs in Alberta has never been more viable CALGARY – The so-called “bitumen bubble” is actually an opportunity for the province to add value and create jobs, says […]
Read more »Province’s unionists call for more bitumen production at home
/The time is right for Alberta to profit from bitumen’s low price by processing more of it at home, say the province’s unionists. The so-called bitumen bubble makes it economically […]
Read more »Labour group says a new upgrader will help economy
/Alberta Federation of Labour says it’s time for a new bitumen upgrader The Alberta Federation of Labour says with the current sagging oil prices, this is the time for the […]
Read more »Labour group contests bitumen bubble claim
/The premier’s claim that Alberta’s financial woes are because of a bitumen bubble is being challenged by a provincial labour group. The bitumen bubble refers to the growing gap between […]
Read more »Bitumen bubble’ bad news for budget
/When Premier Alison Redford talks about “a bitumen bubble,” she’s referring to the record amount of Alberta bitumen for sale, and the low price it’s fetching in the U.S. these […]
Read more »Unions, economists blast Alison Redford’s budget plans
/CALGARY – Public sector unions are bracing to fight impending provincial cutbacks driven by a multi-billion dollar cash crunch. And a prominent economist said Premier Alison Redford’s TV address to […]
Read more »Public sector unions are girding to fight impending provincial cutbacks
/Public sector unions are girding to fight impending provincial cutbacks driven by a multi-billion dollar cash crunch. And a prominent economist says Premier Alison Redford’s TV address to Albertans Thursday […]
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