Tag: Jobs and Economy
ANALYSIS | Trans-Pacific trade deal about more than resource exports: Asia-Pacific partnership could push us to innovate at home
Our prime minister says he’s signing us up for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks, and it comes as no surprise — given Stephen Harper’s Alberta roots — that our ability […]
Read more »Oil pipeline fight roils unions
Elevated oil prices are motivating oil giants to exploit the tar sands of western Canada, creating a jobs boom in the region and leveling hundreds of square miles of forest. […]
Read more »Premier Redford promotes Alberta down south
Premier Alison Redford will be searching for answers when she arrives in Washington on Monday. The trip comes just days after the Obama administration announced it would be delaying a […]
Read more »Pipeline setback pleases AFL
Not everyone is upset with the Keystone XL pipeline set back. Gil McGowan, the President of the Alberta Federation of Labour, says Premier Redford should be looking at this as […]
Read more »Alberta Federation of Labour applauds Keystone XL delay: It’s a chance to consider value-added opportunities in Alberta, says McGowan
Edmonton – The Alberta Federation of Labour applauds the Obama administration’s decision to delay the Keystone XL pipeline, saying it will give the Redford government an opportunity to pursue value-added […]
Read more »AFL warns city not to evict Occupy Calgary tenters
A fresh warning issued to the city comes from the head of Alberta’s most powerful labour group, who says any move against the Occupy Calgary protesters could ruin Calgary’s reputation. […]
Read more »Keystone XL pipeline delay disappoints TransCanada: Company CEO feels the backlash of protesters is misplaced
The U.S. State Department has ordered an environmental assessment for a new Keystone XL pipeline route, allowing U.S. President Barack Obama to shelve the controversial issue until after the 2012 […]
Read more »Alberta premier to go to Washington to lobby for Keystone XL pipeline Read it on Global News: Global BC | Alberta premier to go to Washington to lobby for Keystone XL pipeline
CALGARY – The Obama administration’s decision to delay its approval of the Keystone XL pipeline could have serious consequences for the Alberta economy, and the energy sector that drives much […]
Read more »Unions call on City Council to let Occupy Calgary protesters stay: They are peaceful, have a powerful message and are a force for positive change, says AFL
The City of Calgary risks staining its good name if it tries to evict peaceful protestors from the Occupy Calgary site at Olympic Plaza, says the province’s largest labour organization. […]
Read more »The Occupy movement is holding marches and rallies to call for a Robin Hood Tax on financial transactions
Issue: The Occupy movement is holding marches and rallies to call for a Robin Hood Tax on financial transactions that would raise billions of dollars to protect public services, help […]
Read more »Labour expert points out disturbing economic trend
With retailers gearing up for the holiday shopping season, work is available for job seekers. But a lot of the jobs are of the part-time or temporary variety. Gil McGowan, […]
Read more »Alberta NDP cries foul over job losses, temporary workers in oilsands
EDMONTON _ Alberta NDP Leader Brian Mason is demanding that Premier Alison Redford intervene with the federal government in a dispute over temporary foreign workers in the oilsands. Mason says […]
Read more »Provincial labour federation supports Occupy Calgary, Occupy Edmonton: Union leaders condemn unfair treatment of working families across Alberta and beyond
The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL), which represents 145,000 workers across the province, made a clear declaration of support for the Occupy Calgary and Occupy Edmonton movements today. The protest […]
Read more »October 2011: Labour Code Review; Keystone XL pipeline; no protection for TFWs; safety on construction sites
Unions fight back against biased review of Labour Code The Alberta government has embarked on a biased and secretive review of the province’s Labour Code that threatens to introduce Tea […]
Read more »Some calling for government to reverse Keystone XL pipeline decision
Alberta’s biggest labour organization is calling on federal politicians to reverse the Keystone XL pipeline construction approval, but a representative of the local open shop association thinks the lobbying campaign […]
Read more »Keystone XL pipeline a ‘job killer’, will pump jobs into U.S. says labour leader: Pipeline fight finds ‘allies’ in Ottawa
Alberta union leader Gil McGowan met with federal politicians in Ottawa Thursday to protest a proposed extension of the Keystone XL pipeline, which he says will pump jobs into the […]
Read more »Labour leader urges Ottawa to back Alberta refinery instead of Keystone XL pipeline: Extension would create thousands of jobs in U.S. but ‘only about a dozen’ in Canada, Gil McGowan s…
EDMONTON – Alberta union leader Gil McGowan met with federal politicians in Ottawa on Thursday to protest a proposed extension of the Keystone XL pipeline, which he says will pump […]
Read more »Alberta labour group against Keystone pipeline
Alberta’s largest labour organization told MPs Thursday why it thinks the controversial Keystone XL pipeline is a bad idea. The Alberta Federation of Labour and Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union […]
Read more »Labour group argues expanding AB pipeline to US will cost province in the long run Read it on Global News: Global Edmonton | Alberta labour group joins opposition to Keystone pipeline p…
The Alberta Federation of Labour, which represents 145,000 workers, is adding its voice to the growing list of opponents of a proposed pipeline project that would ship raw bitumen from […]
Read more »Labour leaders call on MPs to help stop “job-killing” Keystone XL pipeline: Approving Keystone XL is not in the interests of Albertans and Canadians
Canadian politicians have been acting against the interests of their own citizens in pitching the Keystone XL pipeline, says the leader of Alberta’s largest labour organization. “Members of the Alberta […]
Read more »Why oil workers opposed Keystone XL
OTTAWA, Sept. 20, 2011 /CNW/ – Following a briefing for Members of Parliament, Canada’s largest energy workers’ union will hold a news conference on the Keystone XL pipeline: When: 10:30 […]
Read more »Court backs Husky oil executive’s bid to get visas for his Nepalese servants
Since he left his native Nepal 13 years ago, Shyam Thapa Chhetri has spent his entire adult life working with his brother Shalik as domestic servants at the home of […]
Read more »Real solutions missing in Alberta government response on TFWs: More must be done to address province’s labour needs and protect vulnerable workers
The Alberta government has recognized the failings of the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program, but has missed an opportunity to offer real solutions, says the province’s largest labour organization. “We […]
Read more »Alberta’s use of temporary foreign workers ‘shameful,’ says labour group: Many employers said to use guest-worker program as first choice, not last resort
Alberta employers are increasingly looking to temporary foreign workers (TFWs) to fill jobs despite long unemployment lines in other parts of Canada, according to the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL). […]
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