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AFL says UCP will soon add a “worker gag law” to its growing list of anti-democratic actions – AFL
Legislation will be designed to silence workers and undermine union advocacy campaigns EDMONTON – First the UCP demonized environmentalists with the war room and the House Un-Albertan activities inquiry. Then […]
Read more »Government rolls back rights of agriculture workers in Alberta even further than they were before Bill 6
Statement from AFL president Gil McGowan on new UCP farm workers bill EDMONTON – Bill 26 is a giant step backwards for farm, ranch and agriculture workers in Alberta. They […]
Read more »Union leaders tell UCP: ‘The money saved by Albertans for retirement belongs to them, not to you!’ – AFL
Joint statement from the leaders of Alberta’s largest labour organizations EDMONTON – For the past two days, Albertans have been justifiably preoccupied with the implications that Bill 22 has for […]
Read more »Alberta’s premier is doing what even Trump wouldn’t do – he wants to fire the man investigating him – AFL
But that’s not all. Kenney is also attacking the independence of Alberta’s biggest pension plans EDMONTON – Today’s headlines in Alberta will, quite rightly, be about Jason Kenney’s outrageous decision […]
Read more »Unions warn that Kenney government is about to weaken workplace safety protections as part of so-called “Red Tape Review” – AFL
Health and safety protections are NOT ‘red tape,’ says AFL president EDMONTON – The Kenney government is considering dropping or weakening many workplace health and safety (OHS) protections because it […]
Read more »UCP signals intent to roll back protections for Alberta workers – AFL
Albertans will, once again, be denied the workplace protections that other Canadians take for granted, say AFL EDMONTON – Statement on behalf of Gil McGowan, president of the Alberta Federation […]
Read more »New campaign asks Albertans to “Join the Resistance” against #KenneysCuts and the #KenneyRecession – AFL
Kenney’s cuts will trigger a recession and crash the Alberta economy, warn unions For Immediate Release Nov. 5, 2019 CALGARY – Some of Alberta’s largest unions have launched a campaign […]
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New report confirms Kenney’s budget will tip Alberta into recession and kill more jobs than the oil price collapse of 2014-16 – AFL
EDMONTON OCTOBER 29, 2019 – A new report has confirmed earlier warnings that the UCP’s first budget will kill as many as 114,000 jobs, split between the public and private […]
Read more »The UCP is using lies to justify an attack on the standard of living of Albertans working in the public sector – AFL
Statement from Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan: Jason Kenney and the UCP have broken faith with the thousands and thousands of public-sector Albertans who helped elect them. During […]
Read more »Budget cuts much deeper and more damaging than Kenney admits – AFL
‘Jason Kenney is playing games with numbers,’ says Gil McGowan, AFL president EDMONTON OCTOBER 24, 2019 – Today’s budget cuts will be much deeper than Kenney admits. The reality is […]
Read more »New report says Kenney’s planned public service cuts will devastate Alberta’s economy
EDMONTON – Implementation by the Kenney government of the MacKinnon report’s recommendations could drive Alberta’s economy into recession and result in the loss of up to 113,500 jobs in both […]
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Innocuous-sounding program announced today is really aimed at busting unions and suppressing wages, says AFL
EDMONTON – The innocuous-sounding “Employee Labour Relations Support Program,” announced today by the UCP, is really a union-busting initiative and part of a larger wage suppression agenda being pursued by […]
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Life is harder for Alberta’s minimum wage workers this October 1
Wage cuts for some, a freeze for the first time this decade for everyone else Edmonton: Alberta’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) has gone up 1.3% since last year, yet for […]
Read more »Joining in Solidarity with the Youth-Led Global Climate Strike – AFL
A Statement from Alberta Federation of Labour President Gil McGowan Climate change is the single most pressing issue we face. Students across the globe are taking inspiration from Swedish teenager […]
Read more »MacKinnon report a prescription for disaster, says Gil McGowan – AFL
The Alberta Federation of Labour translates MacKinnon report Edmonton: “The MacKinnon report is a prescription for disaster and will not lead Alberta to prosperity,” says AFL president Gil McGowan. “It […]
Read more »Proposed new rules permitting greater labour mobility for temporary foreign workers a step in the right direction – AFL
AFL calls on the federal government to reject pleas from employer groups looking to water down protections for temporary foreign workers EDMONTON – On the advice of the Standing Committee […]
Read more »Alberta Farm Workers Day 2019 bittersweet
The Alberta Federation of Labour releases the following statement for Alberta Farm Workers Day 2019: EDMONTON – This year’s Alberta Farm Workers Day is bittersweet because, while we recognize that […]
Read more »UCP government sets up biased panel to attack minimum wage – AFL
In past work-related reviews, the Alberta Federation of Labour was consulted, even under conservative governments EDMONTON – It is clear that the UCP government’s minimum wage ‘expert’ panel announced yesterday […]
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UCP’s ‘Job Creation Tax Cut’ shows no evidence of creating Alberta jobs – AFL
Here’s evidence the corporate tax cut is snake-oil, says AFL president, Gil McGowan EDMONTON – Oilsands companies Suncor Energy Inc., Husky Energy Inc. and Cenovus Energy Inc. reported Q2 income […]
Read more »Kenney government should not reduce agriculture health and safety requirements – AFL
Alberta farms and ranches are the most dangerous workplaces in the province EDMONTON – Proposing to reduce health are safety requirements for Alberta farms and ranches is unconscionable, says the […]
Read more »Kenney’s moves on trade puts ideology over Alberta workers – AFL
Gil McGowan, President of the Alberta Federation of Labour, today made the following statement: “Premier Kenney announced his government would unilaterally drop several exceptions to the Canada Free Trade Agreement […]
Read more »Canada’s labour leaders encourage premiers to embrace universal pharmacare – AFL
SASKATOON – The presidents of federations of labour from across the country are in Saskatoon during the Council of the Federation meeting to encourage Canada’s premiers to embrace a public, […]
Read more »Province-wide community BBQs to highlight fact investing in a universal child care program means investing in women – AFL
Alberta Federation of Labour hosts free BBQs in St. Albert, Calgary, Red Deer, Lethbridge, and Fort McMurray to highlight the value of high-quality centre-based child care for women Edmonton – […]
Read more »Kenney shows contempt for workers and democracy – AFL
“What the UCP did in the Legislature last night was outrageous and insulting. And the bill they passed is illegal.” EDMONTON – The president of Alberta’s largest worker advocacy group, […]
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