Tag: Labour Bytes
Labour Bytes: July 2016 – AFL
News Defenders of defined-benefit pensions proven right yet again Edmonton – Alberta’s Local Authorities Pension Plan has hit 97 per cent funding just two years after Conservatives tried to gut […]
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News AFL Pres Testifies against Trans-Pacific Partnership In a presentation to the House of Commons’ International Trade Committee, Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan took aim at how the […]
Read more »Labour Bytes: March 2016 – AFL
News AFL exposes risks of right-wing budget proposals Edmonton – The Alberta Federation of Labour released an independent economic analysis showing that the kind of austerity measures favoured by the […]
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Keep up to date with how the Alberta Federation of Labour is standing up for the rights of working people. Sign up to our electronic newsletter “Labour Bytes” by clicking […]
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News Workers being heard in government consultations Edmonton – The Alberta Federation of Labour has been an active participant in public consultations the government is conducting on issues as varied […]
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News Majority of Edmontonians want Harper gone Edmonton – The Alberta Federation of Labour has conducted riding-by-riding polling in key battlegrounds throughout Alberta – most of which were in Edmonton. […]
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News Poll indicates AFL president would win Edmonton Centre for NDP Edmonton – Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan would win the riding of Edmonton Centre in the upcoming […]
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News AFL urges bold action on Minimum Wage Edmonton — The province’s largest labour organization is urging the government to take bold action in helping the province’s lowest-paid workers. Despite […]
Read more »March 2015: Sign the BWA petition; BWA campaign turns a mirror on Tory mismanagement; Looming TFW deportations highlight inhumanity of program
Urgent Action Sign the Better Way Alberta petition The Better Way Alberta coalition is urging the government to fix the province’s broken revenue system. And we’re asking you to sign […]
Read more »November 2014: Parkland Conference: People vs. Profiteers; Energy East wrong type of petroleum infrastructure; Immigration – and TFWP – must remain a federal responsibility; did you k…
Urgent Action People versus Profiteers: Demanding justice and equity The Parkland Institute’s Annual Fall Conference will explore why, at a time of remarkable wealth production, the money seems to be […]
Read more »December 2013: Anti-worker Bills 45 and 46-FAQs, fact sheets, news releases; Labour leaders stand up for retirement income; did you know-facts on retirement income, AFL Open House
Urgent Action Alberta Federation of Labour Open House On Tuesday, February 11, the Alberta Federation of Labour invites you to attend our annual open house. The open house, which is […]
Read more »October 2013: Parkland Institute Annual Conference; Superstore Workers Win Vastly Improved Offer After Three-Day Strike; Help Defend Alberta Pensions; AFL Makes Final Argument in Favour o…
Urgent Action Parkland Institute Annual Conference The Parkland Institute is putting Facts, Fictions, and the Politics of Truth under the microscope at their 17th Annual Conference, Nov. 22-24 at the […]
Read more »Advisory-Union Leaders Respond to Finance Minister’s
Time: 3:00 PM, Monday, September 16 Place: United Nurses of Alberta 11150 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton (Suite 700 – 7th Floor) Participants: Elisabeth Ballermann, President, Health Sciences Association of AlbertaGil McGowan, […]
Read more »Advisory-Union Leaders Respond to Finance Minister’s
Time: 3:00 PM, Monday, September 16 Place: United Nurses of Alberta 11150 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton (Suite 700 – 7th Floor) Participants: Elisabeth Ballermann, President, Health Sciences Association of AlbertaGil McGowan, […]
Read more »Advisory-Union Leaders Respond to Finance Minister’s
Time: 3:00 PM, Monday, September 16 Place: United Nurses of Alberta 11150 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton (Suite 700 – 7th Floor) Participants: Elisabeth Ballermann, President, Health Sciences Association of AlbertaGil McGowan, […]
Read more »Advisory-Union Leaders Respond to Finance Minister’s
Time: 3:00 PM, Monday, September 16 Place: United Nurses of Alberta 11150 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton (Suite 700 – 7th Floor) Participants: Elisabeth Ballermann, President, Health Sciences Association of AlbertaGil McGowan, […]
Read more »August 2013: Labour Day Celebrations; UNIFOR founding convention to re-invigorate labour activism; Alberta’s minimum wage increased, still worst in Canada; Investigations find employers…
Urgent Action Join us for Labour Day Celebrations District Labour Councils all over the province will be hosting Labour Day Barbecues for the unemployed and underemployed. These volunteer-run events help […]
Read more »June 2013: Free Workshop FOIP; Boycott i-Hotel and Edm Hotel & Conv. Centre; Act now on Bill C-377; Bill C-525: Another Tory attempt to undermine unions; Supreme Court sides with workers …
URGENT ACTION Free Workshop on Access to Information on Friday, June 28 The Alberta Federation of Labour will host a “Lunch and Learn” workshop covering the basics of Alberta’s Freedom […]
Read more »May 2013: Alberta embracing The Better Way Campaign; 19th Annual Kids’ Camp; AFL wins battle in fight against exploitation of Temporary Foreign Workers; Convention videos online at AFL Yo…
Urgent Action: Alberta embracing The Better Way Campaign Since April 1, moviegoers all over Alberta have been getting a message on the Better Way Alberta campaign. The message, in which […]
Read more »Will work for less: a primer on temporary foreign workers
Earlier this week, news broke that RBC plans to hire 45 temporary foreign workers through iGate, an IT contractor, to fill positions of employees who say that, in fact, they’re […]
Read more »April 2013: Join us at the AFL’s 9th Biennial Convention, Unions Stand up for Majority of Albertans, STRIKE! The Musical, Solidarity with Post-Secondary Education
Unions Stand Up for Majority of Albertans In the lead up to Alberta’s 2013 budget, Alberta’s public sector unions worked together to advance the interests of the majority of Albertans. […]
Read more »November 2012: Help us defeat Bill C-377, TFW program under the microscope, AFL and UFCW lead the charge for food safety
Temporary Foreign Worker program under the microscope The Alberta Federation of Labour will be paying close attention to the Federal review of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program that was announced […]
Read more »August 2012: Two-tier minimum wage; AFL 100 years Labour Day; AB govt no longer reports farm fatalities; Harper’s low-wage agenda; Bogus labour-shortage figures; Billions lost in royaliti…
Two-Tier Minimum Wage lberta’s poorly written two-tier minimum wage system is open to abuse by employers who are taking advantage of these laws to rip off the lowest-paid workers in […]
Read more »June 2012: Party of the Century; Harper attacks workers’ wages; AB government low-wage agenda; oil-sands debate
Thousands of union supporters to gather for Centennial celebration More than 3,000 supporters of the labour movement will converge on Fort Edmonton Park tomorrow (Saturday, June 16) to celebrate 100 […]
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