Tag: News Release
Kenney’s draconian cuts will destroy public health care during a pandemic and tank our economy during a recession – AFL
The UCP is putting blind ideology before the interests of Albertans, says AFL EDMONTON – While Alberta families are busy trying to survive during this global health pandemic, the UCP […]
Read more »New website will catalogue all of Jason Kenney’s ‘unAlbertan’ and ‘deeply disturbing’ cuts and policies – AFL
This new on-line resource will help Albertans keep up with the Premier’s ongoing marathon of ideological folly and vindictiveness EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour has collected and categorized […]
Read more »AFL launches website for Albertans who want to boycott the businesses who bankroll the UCP – AFL
“These businesses are bankrolling an agenda that is kicking Albertans when they’re down.” EDMONTON – At the request of many frustrated Albertans, the Alberta Federation of Labour has launched a […]
Read more »Minimum wage cuts are coming thanks to the UCP’s Bill 32, warns AFL – AFL
October 1 used to be a time for minimum wage increases. This year, the UCP has set the table for reductions. EDMONTON – October 1 has often been the day […]
Read more »Instead of helping Albertans, the UCP will be fighting old ideological battles at upcoming AGM – AFL
UCP’s resolutions reveal Jason Kenney’s true colours: he is no friend to working Albertans EDMONTON – Jason Kenney promised jobs and an improved economy, but the resolutions going to this […]
Read more »“The question is not why hasn’t the federal government done more, but rather, why has our provincial government done so little?” – AFL
AFL Statement on Premier Kenney’s Response to the federal Throne Speech The unions affiliated with the Alberta Federation of Labour wish to make it clear that Premier Kenney does not […]
Read more »UCP Still Missing in Action On Child Care as Federal Government Invest More Funding – AFL
EDMONTON – Alberta workers, families, children, and employers will no doubt benefit from the recent federal government announcement of $72 million for child care in Alberta. This is on top […]
Read more »AFL Letter to Catholic School Board RE Yellow School Busing – AFL
Below is AFL’s response to the letter sent to parents and guardians about Yellow School Busing from John Fiacco, Superintendent of Educational Planning at Edmonton Catholic Schools September 17, 2020 […]
Read more »All Education Workers Need a Seat at the Table – AFL
Below is a joint statement from the Alberta Teachers’ Association, Canadian Union of Public Employees, Unifor and the Alberta Federation of Labour. EDMONTON – Students are now returning to school. […]
Read more »Farm Workers Day: We Must Recommit to the Fight for Farm Worker Rights – AFL
Siobhan Vipond, Secretary Treasurer of the Alberta Federation of Labour released the following statement for Alberta Farm Workers Day 2020 EDMONTON – Each year, August 20 marks Alberta Farm Workers […]
Read more »The UCP is Coming After the Health and Safety Rights of Albertans with Rushed Summer Consultations – AFL
The government is quietly engaged in expedited reviews to undermine both the occupational health and safety, and workers’ compensation systems EDMONTON – This summer, in the midst of an ongoing […]
Read more »The UCP’s Lack of Leadership on Child Care is Leaving Alberta Families in the Lurch – AFL
The government’s new focus on parental subsidies will keep many women out of the workforce and hamper our economic recovery EDMONTON – With September just around the corner many working […]
Read more »ALBERTA FIRE FIGHTERS MEDIA RELEASE – AFL
Alberta Fire Fighters disappointed with AHS announcement to consolidate EMS dispatch For Immediate Release August 4, 2020 Today’s announcement by Alberta Health Services stating that they will be consolidating Emergency […]
Read more »Jason Kenney may think he has vanquished unions, but he is about to “reap the whirlwind,” says AFL – AFL
Kenney’s arrogance and his radicalism is uniting Albertans in opposition to his dangerous agenda These are the remarks made by Alberta Federation of Labour president, Gil McGowan, in response to […]
Read more »Jason Kenney’s anti-worker, anti-union Bill 32 will be challenged in the courts – AFL
Alberta unions will fight UCP efforts to turn Alberta into “Alabama North” EDMONTON – Unless major amendments are made to Bill 32 during this week’s session of the Alberta Legislature, […]
Read more »The UCP has a BIG double standard when it comes to third-party political action spending – AFL
The real story on Bill 32 is NOT that unions spend money on politics; it’s that the UCP’s corporate supporters spend far more, and often don’t even bother to follow […]
Read more »AFL responds to UCP lies on union advocacy campaigning – AFL
AFL shows that while Kenney was fabricating his camping trip, he was also distorting the truth about union political spending EDMONTON – So, it turns out that Jason Kenney lied […]
Read more »The UCP bungled key COVID-19 policies at long-term care facilities and the Auditor General needs to investigate, says AFL – AFL
Lessons must be learned so we’re better prepared if we’re hit by a second wave EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour today asked the Auditor General of Alberta to […]
Read more »Internal government documents suggest the UCP knows its anti-union Bill 32 is unconstitutional – AFL
“If the UCP has nothing to hide, release your legal opinions” says AFL EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) has released internal government documents obtained through the Freedom […]
Read more »McGowan apologizes for using the Nazis as a point of reference in his criticism of the UCP – AFL
But he will continue calling out “the UCP’s authoritarian-inspired tactics” The president of the Alberta Federation of Labour, Gil McGowan, issued the following statement today. I, Gil McGowan, president of […]
Read more »Implement Mandatory Masks for Enclosed Workplaces and Public Spaces, says AFL – AFL
Alberta Federation of Labour Executive Council passes motion calling on provincial government to act. EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour is calling on the Chief Medical Officer of Health […]
Read more »Kenney’s union-busting Bill 32 is not just an attack on workers, it’s an attack on democracy – AFL
The UCP’s double-standard on unions vs. corporations will bring the opposite of balance to Alberta’s political stage EDMONTON – Why should unions, which already have robust systems for internal democratic […]
Read more »“This is a dark day in Alberta history” – AFL
‘Bill 32 represents a fundamental attack on worker rights and democracy,’ says AFL These are the remarks that Alberta Federation of Labour president, Gil McGowan, made in response to the […]
Read more »Kenney’s Economic Recovery Plan Fails Working Families on Child Care, Despite Strong Support for Action From Albertans – AFL
New poll shows that 78 per cent of Albertans want to see action on universal child care coming out of COVID-19 EDMONTON – In a recent poll done for the […]
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