Tag: Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Even many UCP voters are saying “hands off our pensions!” EDMONTON – A new poll shows that about a quarter of the Albertans who voted for the […]

Explosion in number of guest workers and non-permanent residents is suppressing wages and driving up rents. “It needs to stop!” says McGowan EDMONTON – The federal government must close all […]

Alberta has a bright future in a changing world – but we need to play our cards right EDMONTON – As the global energy transition picks up speed, Alberta’s largest […]

“It’s a recipe for gutting the public services that act as a foundation for our economy.” EDMONTON – With seven small words, Danielle Smith has dismissed growing concerns about our […]

The following is a statement from Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan in response to Premier Danielle Smith’s new policies targeting trans kids and attacking sex education in Alberta […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE EDMONTON – AFL President Gil McGowan called for immediate action from Premier Danielle Smith to fix the funding crisis in childcare in Alberta. “Rotating closures of childcare centers […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AFL says workers are paying a price for government’s regulation-cutting zeal. EDMONTON – Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) President Gil McGowan reminded the UCP Government that workers are […]

McGowan says the cap will also help Alberta’s oil & gas industry compete in a “carbon constrained world” The following is a statement from Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) President […]

McGowan promises that UCP will have a fight on their hands if they ignore the will of Albertans EDMONTON – With a mandate to speak in the interests of workers, […]

“The UCP’s resolution is not about jurisdiction. It’s about how weak the UCP’s economic management is.” EDMONTON – Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) president Gil McGowan made the following statement in […]

“This isn’t an Alberta pension plan, it’s an Alberta pension scam,” says McGowan EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) has launched a digital ad campaign comparing the Alberta […]

Alberta Government’s panel on pensions is a sales pitch, not a consultation: McGowan EDMONTON –  In a letter sent to Jim Dinning and Premier Danielle Smith today, the Alberta Federation of Labour […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “Workers will be in peril if Manning’s recommendations are implemented.” EDMONTON – Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) President Gil McGowan made the following statement in response to the […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Albertans should not be swayed by the government’s deliberate campaign of deception and misinformation, says AFL EDMONTON – A new report from Alberta’s largest worker advocacy group, the […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 30, 2023 PRESS RELEASE: UCP government tries to bury pension debate Smith government tried to bury idea of pulling Alberta out of CPP, but it’s clearly far […]

Campaign needs to be led by Albertans, not Trudeau, says McGowan EDMONTON – Alberta needs a robust campaign to counter the dangerous and misleading efforts being made by the Smith […]

Danielle Smith’s pension numbers are far above UCP’s previous accounts EDMONTON – The amount UCP Leader Danielle Smith says Alberta could get by withdrawing from the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) […]

Minimum wage stagnates as inflation soars and erodes purchasing power EDMONTON – This Sunday, October 1, will mark five years without an increase to Alberta’s minimum wage – and the […]

EDMONTON – Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) President Gil McGowan made the following statements in response to the release of the UCP Government’s report on the proposed Alberta Pension Plan […]

Education support staff have been suffering through an eight-year pay freeze EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) voiced its backing for education support workers today on #paintABpurple day. […]

EDMONTON – Today’s anti-2SLGBTQIA+ events are a political tactic. The shadowy, far-right operatives who are behind these events want free publicity for their toxic and hateful fringe ideas – ideas […]

AFL president calls on UCP to rescind renewables moratorium EDMONTON – Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan issued the following statement on the UCP’s moratorium on renewables development: “The […]

WINNIPEG – Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) president, Gil McGowan, released the following statement in response to the Bank of Canada’s raise in interest rates by 25 basis points: “The […]

WINNIPEG — Workers and families are looking to Canada’s premiers to work with the labour movement for concrete action to fix health care, make life more affordable and ensure good, […]