Tag: Labour Rights Standards and Law
Residents in Alberta’s smaller centres want better access to H1N1 vaccine
EDMONTON – Alberta Health Minister Ron Liepert said today hospital emergency wards and medical clinics are experiencing an increase in patients and inquires connected to H1N1 concerns. The influx is […]
Read more »Workers with no benefits debate staying home sick
Alberta needs legal protection for workers who don’t have sick leave benefits but are being urged to stay home if they’re not feeling well, particularly in flu season. Health professionals […]
Read more »Workplace Privacy (2009)
Workplace Privacy (April 2009) Policy paper adopted at AFL 46th Constitutional Convention, April 23-26, 2009
Read more »Domestic Violence is a Workplace Issue (2009)
Domestic Violence is a Workplace Issue: It’s time to make a real commitment to addressing violence against women (April 2009) Policy paper adopted at AFL 46th Constitutional Convention, April 23-26, […]
Read more »March 2009: Rights for farm workers; Health and safety postcard campaign; Project 2012 Booklet; Save the Wheat Board
Rights for Farm Workers! The AFL is joining with UFCW Canada in a campaign to include farm workers in Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety Act. The campaign is a result […]
Read more »End the Harvest of Death: Farmworkers deserve safety protection
On June 18, 2006, Kevan Chandler went to work, as usual, as a farm worker at the local feed mill. He never made it home again that day. While cleaning […]
Read more »January 2009: New Labour Economic Monitor; EPCOR privatization; Project 2012 Poster 1
When the Economic Party is Over… Someone has to clean up the mess. The latest Labour Economic Monitor, the AFL’s digest of economic statistics and analysis, is out – and […]
Read more »Inquiry to examine farm safety: Wife has pushed for review of 2006 death
An inquiry into the death of a man killed while working on a farm two years ago will open today — a hearing labour officials hope will highlight the “deeply […]
Read more »Effectiveness of unions in Canada criticized
A survey released by Canadian LabourWatch Association found unions are irrelevant and their leaders out of touch, but one union leader believes this view of the results is biased and […]
Read more »Labour code improvements long overdue: Why is the Alberta government putting them off?
The Labour Day weekend offers Albertans one last gasp at summer before the busy times of fall are upon us. And we should all take a well-deserved rest. When you […]
Read more »Alberta braces for protests after making anti union changes to Labour Code
EDMONTON _ The Alberta government is bracing for protests after introducing what critics are calling anti-union changes to the province’s labour code. Employment Minister Hector Goudreau has confirmed that extra […]
Read more »Merit Alberta vice-president lauds government’s new Bill 26
The Alberta legislature ended the spring session with the passage of controversial changes to the province’s labour laws. The Alberta government introduced Bill 26, the Labour Relations Amendment Act 2008, […]
Read more »Alberta labour code changes draw praise, criticism
In the wee hours of the morning, the Alberta government passed new legislation which it says will improve the province’s labour code, but critics claim it is an attack on […]
Read more »Rona Workplace Fatality Demonstrates Need for Tougher Forklift Rules
The AFL noted today the death of a 16-year old Rona hardware worker and suggests it could have been avoided with tougher legislation. “Workplace fatalities are always a horrible tragedy, […]
Read more »Labour legislation passed by gov’t: Unions not happy with bill’s content
Amendments to the Alberta’s new labour relations code are causing a stir among some labour groups. Bill 26, introduced in the legislature by Employment Minister Hector Goudreau on Monday, strips […]
Read more »Alberta government braces for union reaction to labour code changes
The Alberta government is bracing for protests after introducing what critics are calling “anti-union” changes to the province’s labour code. Employment Minister Hector Goudreau has confirmed that extra sheriffs have […]
Read more »Labour Troubles Are Brewing In Alberta
The Alberta government is bracing for protests after introducing what critics are calling anti-union changes to the province’s labour code.Employment Minister Hector Goudreau has confirmed that extra sheriffs have been […]
Read more »Alberta legislature braces for protests over labour code changes
Government officials are so concerned about the potential for strife over changes to Alberta’s labour code that they have beefed up security at the legislature. “We expect individuals to come […]
Read more »Gov’t moves to pass labour amendments
EDMONTON – The Alberta government moved swiftly today towards passing controversial labour code amendments, despite ongoing criticism from labour groups. Just before debate started on Bill 26, the government made […]
Read more »The Reason for the Labour Code Amendments: Rewarding Your Friends
A day after the government tabled its anti-worker Bill 26: The Labour Relations Amendment Act, Albertans are wondering what would motivate such a blatant attack on constitutionally-protected rights. The answer, […]
Read more »Alta. Liberals press for farm labour standards
Alberta’s provincial opposition is calling for the province’s labour standards code and job safety legislation to include farm workers. Liberal Leader Kevin Taft on Monday called for the Stelmach government […]
Read more »Be aware of boss: Province launches ad
Just because students across Alberta will soon be moving from classrooms for jobsites, doesn’t mean the learning should stop, according to the province – while the Alberta Federation of Labour […]
Read more »High Court Overturns Labour Board Decision
EDMONTON-In an important and strongly-worded decision released yesterday, the Alberta Court of Appeal overturned a controversial Labour Relations Board (LRB) decision which allowed Finning International in 2005 to rid itself […]
Read more »Alberta Labour Law Once Again Stomps on Workers Rights
The decision rendered this morning by the Alberta Labour Relations Board (LRB) declaring the strike notice filed by the Carpenters union invalid is the latest example of how Alberta’s labour […]
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