Tag: Oil Sands and Energy
Let’s Talk Royalties Backgrounder – AFL
WHAT IS HAPPENING? The new Government of Alberta – following through on an election promise – has appointed a Royalty Review Panel to ensure Albertans get a fair price for […]
Read more »November 2014: Parkland Conference: People vs. Profiteers; Energy East wrong type of petroleum infrastructure; Immigration – and TFWP – must remain a federal responsibility; did you k…
Urgent Action People versus Profiteers: Demanding justice and equity The Parkland Institute’s Annual Fall Conference will explore why, at a time of remarkable wealth production, the money seems to be […]
Read more »Oil Refining In Canada Makes Sense
Third-party economist’s report shows value-added enterprises would be highly profitable in Alberta Edmonton — A new, comprehensive report on the economics of upgrading and refining in Western Canada shows that […]
Read more »2014 Report Upgrading Our Future: The Economics of In-Province Upgrading
Upgrading Our Future: The Economics of In-Province Upgrading The report, entitled “Upgrading Our Future: The Economics of In-Province Upgrading,” was released on Monday, Oct. 6, at an event featuring Alberta […]
Read more »Stop Sending Canadian Jobs Down the Pipeline!
Stop Sending Canadian Jobs Down the Pipeline!
Read more »2014 Ltr ro Prentice_request for meeting to present info and prespectives about the TFWP
2014 Ltr ro Prentice_request for meeting to present info and prespectives about the TFWP
Read more »2014 Backgrounder: ATIP Documents on Employers with TFW-Dominated Workforces
2014 Backgrounder: ATIP Documents on Employers with TFW-Dominated Workforces Backgrounder Issued with AFL News Release: Sep 26 Prentice plan to re-open TFW floodgates would be bad news for working Albertans
Read more »TFW Sunshine list needed to protect Canadian workers
Canadians deserve transparency, but Harper Government making it easier to hide TFW abuses Edmonton – In the wake of a series of scandals that have seen Canadians losing their jobs […]
Read more »CORRECTION NOTICE
Edmonton – In a press release on Feb. 6, 2014, the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) made a mistake in how it identified the employer that had fired 65 Canadian […]
Read more »Yet another group of Canadian Tradesworkers displaced by low-cost TFWs on Oil Sands construction site
Employers are becoming emboldened as Harper Government continues to turn a blind eye to abuse of TFW program Edmonton – The time has come for Canadian construction workers to express […]
Read more »AFL blasts Northern Gateway decision
Conditions placed on approval won’t stop pipeline from shipping high-value jobs overseas Edmonton – Despite the evidence that the Northern Gateway will be detrimental to the interests of Canadians, the […]
Read more »Northern Gateway deal could shortchange Alberta
Pipeline tolls are deductible from royalties; agreement could cost Alberta taxpayers Edmonton – The Alberta Federation of Labour is warning that Albertans could be shortchanged for their natural resources if […]
Read more »October 2013: Parkland Institute Annual Conference; Superstore Workers Win Vastly Improved Offer After Three-Day Strike; Help Defend Alberta Pensions; AFL Makes Final Argument in Favour o…
Urgent Action Parkland Institute Annual Conference The Parkland Institute is putting Facts, Fictions, and the Politics of Truth under the microscope at their 17th Annual Conference, Nov. 22-24 at the […]
Read more »AFL Makes Final Argument in Favour of Enbridge Line 9 Pipeline
Federation of Labour supports East-West connections that keep refining and upgrading jobs in Canada Edmonton – The Alberta Federation of Labour President submitted final arguments to the National Energy Board […]
Read more »Pipelines Don’t Upgrade
Energy East no solution on its own, but creates opportunity for upgrading in Canada EDMONTON – The Energy East pipeline is a two-edged sword warns the Alberta Federation of Labour. […]
Read more »Pipeline plans defended on last day of hearings
The provincial government’s demand that Northern Gateway conduct full-scale unannounced marine emergency response drills is not practical, the pipeline company said in its final argument on Monday. Northern Gateway lawyer […]
Read more »June 2013: Free Workshop FOIP; Boycott i-Hotel and Edm Hotel & Conv. Centre; Act now on Bill C-377; Bill C-525: Another Tory attempt to undermine unions; Supreme Court sides with workers …
URGENT ACTION Free Workshop on Access to Information on Friday, June 28 The Alberta Federation of Labour will host a “Lunch and Learn” workshop covering the basics of Alberta’s Freedom […]
Read more »2013 Backgrounder_Final Arguments against the Northern Gateway Pipeline
2013 Backgrounder_Final Arguments against the Northern Gateway Pipeline
Read more »AFL Final Written Argument Northern Gateway Pipeline
AFL Final Written Argument Northern Gateway Pipeline
Read more »Northern Gateway’s biggest risk to Canada is not approving pipeline: Enbridge
TERRACE, B.C. — Enbridge Inc. shot back at critics of its proposed Northern Gateway pipeline Monday, arguing the project is making enormous and costly commitments to avoid accidents and that […]
Read more »Alberta Federation of Labour makes case against Gateway
The Alberta Federation of Labour gave its final arguments against the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline on Monday, begging the joint review panel to reject the project. At a hearing in […]
Read more »Oil sands jobs should stay in Canada, not be shipped to China
AFL to make final arguments against Northern Gateway Pipeline EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour is making the case that the Northern Gateway Pipeline is not in the best […]
Read more »Pipeline Economics: The dollars & cents of the energy export debate
When Alberta’s oil sands started being commercially developed almost 50 years ago, the biggest challenge for companies was finding cost-effective production technologies. Producers such as Sun Oil Company (now Suncor […]
Read more »2013 Backgrounder_Unconventional royalty breaks caused last year’s deficit
Unconventional royalty breakscaused last year’s deficit: confidentialgovernment documents
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