Tag: labour rights

More than 50,000 Albertans work in the agricultural sector. They account for 2.6 per cent of our workforce — and until this legislation was introduced, they had few legal protections […]

Deal bad for Canadian workers, great for foreign corporate giants Edmonton – The Trans-Pacific Partnership will erode the labour rights of Canadian workers. The trade deal, whose full text was […]

On International Women’s Day, the Premier of Alberta is framing his election campaign around an attack on women’s hard-earned equality gains Edmonton – The Alberta Federation of Labour is marking […]

Alberta remains one of the most dangerous places in Canada to work, especially for young workers: AFL Edmonton – The Alberta Federation of Labour is responding to Saturday’s death of […]

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 […]

CALGARY – Alberta business groups say a rejigged skills training program included in the most recent federal budget could offer some relief for the province’s tight labour market. Travis Davies […]

EDMONTON – In a show of unity, nurses, teachers and labour groups joined Monday to condemn “Klein-style cuts” they say are coming to public services in Thursday’s provincial budget. Premier […]

Suncor Energy’s attempt to randomly test thousands of its oilsands workers for drugs and alcohol is back under scrutiny as proceedings began again this week. Arguments are being heard in […]

Hoping to quickly close Canada’s growing labour gap of tradespeople, federal Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has unveiled a new plan that would quickly turn skilled foreign workers into permanent Canadian […]

Critics say the Lobbyist Act has no teeth Alberta Ethics Commissioner Neil Wilkinson’s 2012 annual report, released November 19, has nothing but enthusiasm for the work of his office and […]

Some of my younger readers may not realize this, but when I was a kid growing up in British Columbia in the 1950s, there was a holiday at the end […]

Union Winter 2009: Making Labour Law Work for Workers

Gil McGowan, President of the Alberta Federation of Labour, June 29, 2005 We’re here today because a crime has been committed. Laws that were supposed to protect workers have been […]

EDMONTON – As of June 3, 2005, Alberta employers can now legally hire 12, 13 and 14-year olds to work in restaurants, the Alberta Federation of Labour revealed today. In […]

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 […]