Tag: News Release
Health funding must deliver public health services, not private profits – AFL
/We must stop the UCP plan to turn our health care into an American-style for-profit system EDMONTON – As Canada’s premiers ramp up their Canada Health Transfer campaign, Alberta’s largest […]
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“We can’t let anti-vax extremists dictate public health policy during a pandemic” – AFL
/Worker safety should not be used as a bargaining chip, says AFL president in statement Statement from Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan EDMONTON – “We cannot let a […]
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The authoritarian bullies who are terrorizing Ottawa do NOT represent Alberta workers – AFL
/AFL President Gil McGowan issues statement on “Freedom Convoy” Edmonton – “On numerous occasions over the past week, the so-called “Freedom Convoy” has been portrayed as an uprising of ordinary […]
Read more »Is Jason Kenney criminally negligent? – AFL
/AFL considers legal action on UCP COVID response EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) is considering legal action against the UCP government for its handling of the public-health […]
Read more »WCB statistics show COVID-19 is a serious workplace hazard
/COVID-19 one of the biggest causes of workplace illness and death in Alberta EDMONTON – Newly released data from the Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) shows that COVID-19 is a serious […]
Read more »AFL urgently calls on UCP government to mandate, provide N95s for all Albertans – AFL
/Immediate action is needed to curb rising Omicron case numbers EDMONTON – The Kenney UCP government must immediately mandate and publicly provide respirators, better-fitting N-95 or KN-95 masks, to all […]
Read more »Alberta’s largest unions call for temporary circuit-breaker measures to stop Omicron – AFL
/The government’s inaction to date amounts to willful negligence EDMONTON – The leaders of Alberta’s largest unions and worker groups are calling for temporary circuit-breaker measurers to protect the health […]
Read more »“We don’t trust you. Show us the evidence!” – AFL
/On behalf of Alberta workers, AFL president demands to see the evidence used to justify UCP’s reckless 5-day isolation policy EDMONTON – The president of Alberta’s largest worker advocacy organization, […]
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Protect Alberta Workers From Omicron – Now! – AFL
/“We won’t let worker health and safety be sacrificed on the altar of UCP politics again!” EDMONTON – A coalition of unions representing nearly 170,000 working Albertans has sent a […]
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Kenney, LaGrange and the UCP are targeting the ATA to silence an effective critic – AFL
/Albertans trust teachers far more than they trust the UCP, says AFL The following is a statement from Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan: EDMONTON – After picking fights […]
Read more »Controversial new election law should be called the “Jason Kenney Rescue Plan” – AFL
/It’s designed to help Kenney save his leadership, wiggle out from RCMP investigation and silence one of his fiercest critics EDMONTON – The UCP gave Bill 81 the innocuous sounding […]
Read more »AFL applauds federal announcement on paid sick leave – AFL
/AFL president says it’s now Premier Kenney’s turn to step up and protect Alberta workers EDMONTON – The president of Alberta’s largest worker advocacy group is applauding today’s announcement confirming […]
Read more »Alberta unions launch digital campaign aimed at raising the alarm about how the UCP’s Bill 81 undermines democracy in Alberta – AFL
/Ironically, the campaign is exactly the kind of thing that would be outlawed if Bill 81 passes EDMONTON – Alberta’s largest worker advocacy group, the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL), […]
Read more »Alberta unions say they will not stand for UCP attempts to “take civil society out of our democracy” – AFL
/AFL raises the alarm about the UCP’s authoritarian Bill 81 EDMONTON – The leaders of more than 20 Alberta unions are raising the alarm about the Kenney government’s Bill 81, […]
Read more »Landmark child care deal is an amazing victory for working families and a testament to the power of civil society – AFL
/“We should never stop celebrating this victory, nor forget how it was won: through the power of citizens working together in civil society.” The following is a statement from Gil […]
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“Premier Kenney, your authoritarianism is showing.” – AFL
/Union leader condemns UCP’s Bill 81 as a “blatant effort to silence workers while magnifying the power of the rich” The following is a statement from Gil McGowan, president of […]
Read more »Unions urge Albertans to join them in demanding paid sick leave for all workers – AFL
/Campaign also calls for proper mental health supports for health care workers traumatized by the UCP’s unnecessary fourth wave EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour, Alberta’s largest worker advocacy […]
Read more »New Leg sitting should be about fixing mistakes that led to hundreds of unnecessary COVID deaths, says AFL – AFL
/McGowan offers Kenney advice about how to make it up to Albertans EDMONTON – The president of the Alberta Federation of Labour says Premier Jason Kenney and the UCP have […]
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“Just get the damn shot!” – AFL
/AFL sends message to anti-vaxxers: mandatory workplace COVID vaccination policies are legal EDMONTON – Alberta’s largest worker group, the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL), has released a legal opinion stating […]
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Alberta unions support doctors’ call for ‘firebreak’ closures to save collapsing health care system – AFL
/The UCP has left us with no choice – but workers need financial support The Executive Council of the Alberta Federation of Labour, representing more than 20 Alberta unions in […]
Read more »“It’s time to call in the military to help our overwhelmed hospitals,” say Alberta health care unions – AFL
/“We’ve run out of staff. Kenney’s fourth wave is collapsing the system.” EDMONTON – The leaders of Alberta’s largest health care unions are calling on Premier Jason Kenney to ask […]
Read more »Alberta union leader calls for “Pensions For All” – AFL
/All workers should have secure pensions, not just 1/3 of the workforce EDMONTON – On September 16, 2021, AFL President Gil McGowan delivered a stark message and a clear demand […]
Read more »Anti-vax protesters do NOT speak for Alberta frontline workers – AFL
/Statement from AFL president Gil McGowan on anti-vax protests at Alberta hospitals EDMONTON – The following statement was released this morning by Gil McGowan, president of the Alberta Federation of […]
Read more »Alberta unions won’t be fooled by O’Toole’s soothing words on unions – AFL
/Conservative Leader O’Toole only wants union votes, but Party is deeply anti-union EDMONTON – Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan sent a letter to Erin O’Toole, reminding him the […]
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