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PRESS RELEASE: Workers are demanding better after budget falls short
/Health and Education ignored in face of massive, sustained, surpluses EDMONTON – Today’s Alberta budget failed to undo UCP damage to the health care system and public services, according to […]
Read more »PRESS RELEASE: UCP can’t fix nursing crises of its own making
/Paltry measures won’t make up the 9,300 nurse shortfall EDMONTON – The UCP’s attempts to make up for nursing staff shortages may fall well short of what Alberta needs, according […]
Read more »PRESS RELEASE: Does the UCP have a secret plan to cut the minimum wage in rural Alberta?
There are good reasons to believe that’s exactly what they’re considering, says labour leader EDMONTON – The president of Alberta’s largest worker advocacy group, the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL), […]
Read more »PRESS RELEASE: Union leaders urge feds to seize “the opportunity of the century” to create jobs in Alberta
/Joint letter says federal budget should be Canada’s definitive response to massive American investment bill EDMONTON – In a strongly worded letter sent today, a group of Alberta union leaders […]
Read more »PRESS RELEASE: Interest rate hike is another gut punch to Alberta workers
AFL President responds to Bank of Canada announcement this morning EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) today expresses alarm as the Bank of Canada raised interest rates for the […]
Read more »PRESS RELEASE: UCP cut per-person health care funding in 2022
/Alberta plummets to second-worst province in Canada for health funding EDMONTON – The UCP government cut health care spending on a per-person basis in 2022, despite a 2019 election promise […]
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UCP considered cutting minimum wage for “economic recovery” – AFL
Wages of workers who earn tips were on chopping block during pandemic EDMONTON – The Alberta conservative government floated the idea of cutting the minimum wage in the middle of […]
Read more »AFL president joins the chorus of Albertans condemning the Alberta Sovereignty Act – AFL
McGowan also encourages Albertans not to forget about the awful Throne Speech EDMONTON – Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan released a video today criticizing yesterday’s Throne Speech and […]
Read more »New ads poke fun at Danielle Smith’s obsession with issues that don’t matter to ordinary Albertans – AFL
Inflation, health care and jobs are more important than endless fights with Ottawa EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour launched the next phase of its Workers Demand Better campaign […]
Read more »“Use it before you lose it” – AFL
AFL urges school boards to implement temporary mask mandates EDMONTON – In a fiery letter to school boards around the province, Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan urged them […]
Read more »Union campaign aims to put worker issues front and center in upcoming provincial election – AFL
This election, workers demand better! CALGARY – Working people are Alberta’s greatest resource – and, now that all the political players are in place, the concerns and issues of workers […]
Read more »Is Smith trying to make unions and workplace health & safety disappear in Alberta? – AFL
What should we make of the UCP’s actions on key workplace laws? EDMONTON – In an Order-in-Council issued yesterday (O.C. 362/2022), the UCP cabinet failed to give any minister in […]
Read more »AFL reacts to Danielle Smith’s decision to abolish the Labour Ministry – AFL
“This shows that Smith doesn’t really care about Alberta workers,” says McGowan EDMONTON – The president of Alberta’s largest worker advocacy group says he’s shocked and disappointed that Premier Danielle […]
Read more »Ground-breaking report from Alberta unions urges province, energy industry to “Skate to Where the Puck is Going” by embracing job-rich energy future – AFL
/CALGARY – Today, the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) released “Skate to Where the Puck is Going,” an industrial blueprint that re-imagines the province’s energy economy and offers a bold […]
Read more »Smith is the new team captain, but will she commit to using a new playbook for workers? – AFL
/EDMONTON – Now that she has won the UCP leadership race, Danielle Smith needs to come clean about her plans for things that matter to Alberta workers, says the president […]
Read more »Smith will have a big fight on her hands if she pushes ahead with plans to withdraw Alberta from CPP, warns AFL president – AFL
/EDMONTON – Danielle Smith will have a “very big fight on her hands” if she wins the United Conservative Party (UCP) leadership tomorrow and proceeds with efforts to withdraw Alberta […]
Read more »Press Release: As inflation remains high, Alberta unions call for an excess profits tax to discourage price gouging – AFL
/Workers need a break from higher prices, says Alberta Federation of Labour EDMONTON – With new data from Statistics Canada showing that rising prices for things like gasoline and food […]
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“We need a revolution in public health and workplace safety to keep workers safe from COVID,” says AFL – AFL
/Third Day of Mourning under the shadow of the pandemic can be the last if we take action to make indoor environments safer CALGARY – Given the obvious failure of […]
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UCP lied to Albertans during consultations on their costly Alberta pension scheme – AFL
/Kenney’s Alberta pension scheme is ‘risky’ and ‘costly’ and he knows it EDMONTON – As Jason Kenney and the UCP appear ready to once again campaign for a duplicate Alberta […]
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More proof the UCP is determined to bring American-style health care to Alberta – AFL
/AFL calls on Albertans to join the fight to stop UCP from privatizing our health care EDMONTON – Firing Dr. Verna Yiu from Alberta Health Services to replace her with […]
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Alberta unions celebrate federal confidence-and-supply agreement with fingers crossed – AFL
/This is an example of democracy working at its best EDMONTON – Alberta unions are celebrating today’s historic agreement between the federal government and Canada’s NDP, saying it has the […]
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‘Conservative premiers will bring in American-style health care if we don’t stop them,’ say labour federation presidents – AFL
/Provincial labour federations join the plea to PM to invest and save Canada’s public health care EDMONTON – The presidents of provincial labour federations are putting pressure on the federal […]
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On International Women’s Day, the AFL calls on UCP government to ‘break the bias’ against women workers – AFL
/UCP legislation and cuts contribute to Alberta’s highest gender pay gap in Canada EDMONTON – This year’s International Women’s Day theme “break the bias” stands in contrast to the Kenney […]
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Show us the science, Premier Kenney, says AFL – AFL
/Politics, not public health, driving Kenney’s lifting of COVID protections EDMONTON – Premier Kenney’s lifting of almost all provincial COVID-19 public health protections today is too soon for our health […]
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