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Family of evicted long-term care patient attacks plans for more privatization
Statements from press conference, 10:00 a.m., March 14, 2012 Family Statement, March 14, 2012 Noel Sommerville Statement, March 14, 2012 Family of evicted long-term-care patient attacks plans for more privatization […]
Read more »Alberta family demands answers after elderly mother dumped at ER
Government rules allowed private, for-profit facility to evict senior in stable condition An Alberta family is demanding answers from the Conservative government after their mother, a long-term-care patient in stable […]
Read more »Women in Alberta much better off in unions
Inequality among Alberta’s non-unionized women at “shocking” levels – McGowan Edmonton – Unions are the best cure for the unfair pay gap that exists between men and women working in […]
Read more »Expanding TFW program an attack on workers, says labour group
A reasonable pace of oil-sands development would mean more jobs for Albertans, says AFL Calls to expand the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program in Alberta are a move to unfairly […]
Read more »Conservative decision on upgrader reveals real priority is shipping raw bitumen
Tories acting to benefit pipeline companies and foreign oil interests, says AFL The Conservative government’s withdrawal of support for an upgrader clearly shows its priority is exporting raw bitumen instead […]
Read more »Alberta government urged to act now to prevent farm-worker tragedy
Premier must fulfill her pledge to protect workers and close legal loopholes, says AFL A transportation tragedy on the scale that killed 11 farm workers in Ontario last week is […]
Read more »Alberta road rules a recipe for disaster, says labour group
AFL calls for change in laws governing farm workers before it’s too late EDMONTON – The Alberta government must act now before farm workers in this province suffer the kind […]
Read more »Budget 2012: Tax and Royalty Giveaways
“No honest conversation with Albertans on Revenues in Budget 2012” – McGowan Edmonton – Alberta cannot hope to have great health and education services and fewer deficits without ending corporate […]
Read more »Northern Gateway pipeline will hurt consumers and harm Canada’s already weakened manufacturing sector
CEO and labour leader agree: Canada should upgrade bitumen rather than send value-added jobs to China and U.S. Building a pipeline to send millions of barrels of raw bitumen from […]
Read more »Is Redford heading towards another broken promise, this time on farm workers?
Three years have passed, but Tories fail to act on judge’s recommendation in farm-death inquiry Today marks an unhappy anniversary for an important group of Alberta workers whose safety has […]
Read more »Tax and royalty giveaways have led to deficits and unwarranted pressure on services, says new campaign: Coalition calls for “Obama-style” debate on taxes and royalties In lead-up to …
EDMONTON – Ever wonder why Alberta, Canada’s wealthiest province, is running a $3-billion deficit and saying it can’t afford to maintain middle-of-the-road spending on vital public services? That’s the question […]
Read more »Alberta’s artificially low taxes could set off a “race to the bottom” that’s bad news for all Canadians, says prominent Alberta author and politician
New book shows Alberta wealth is going to corporate profits, not public services How is it that a province as wealthy as Alberta is running deficits and says it must […]
Read more »Federation of Labour Presidents call on Premiers to stand up for health care
The Presidents of the provincial and territorial Federations of Labour are calling on Canada’s Premiers to reject an irresponsible Federal Conservative “plan” for health care. In an open letter from […]
Read more »Work begins on monument to Alberta’s Broken Families
A monument to Alberta’s Broken Families began to take shape today, with workers breaking ground in Edmonton’s Grant Notley Park. “Alberta is a dangerous place for workers. Last year, 166 […]
Read more »Labour group offers real solutions to Alberta’s deficit problems: Wealthy province can afford to protect services by adopting simple revenue fixes, says AFL
The Alberta government must do a better job of collecting revenue to provide the vital public services Albertans have clearly said they want, according to the 2012 Budget submission sent […]
Read more »New evidence shows Lobbyist Registrar missed the mark in his report on cozy relationship between government and energy industry: AFL calls for new investigation based on documents showin…
EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour today released new evidence that sheds more light on the energy industry’s extraordinary influence over government public communication plans on shale gas and […]
Read more »Prairie labour groups defend Wheat Board as Parliament votes;Western Agriculture Ministers acting against the interests of rural communities, says AFL
EDMONTON –The leading labour groups from the Prairie provinces today united in calling on the Harper government to abandon its illegal and undemocratic plan to dismantle the Canadian Wheat Board […]
Read more »AFL congratulates Alberta Occupiers: Protesters drew attention to issues many too timid to tackle
EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour congratulates Albertans involved in the growing Occupy movements for bringing issues of inequality in our wealthy province to greater public attention. “Calls for […]
Read more »If companies like Sinopec are going to invest in the oil sands, they need to respect our laws, says McGowan
AFL applauds court decision to hold Chinese firm to account for workers’ deaths EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour applauds the Alberta Court of Appeal’s decision to uphold a […]
Read more »Harper pension plan ‘like using a squirt gun to put out a forest fire’: PRPPs a betrayal of working Canadians and a gift to financial institutions, says AFL
Pensions legislation being introduced by the Harper government today (Thursday) will reward Tory friends in the financial services industry, but do nothing to help Canadians facing a looming retirement crisis, […]
Read more »Alberta Federation of Labour applauds Keystone XL delay: It’s a chance to consider value-added opportunities in Alberta, says McGowan
Edmonton – The Alberta Federation of Labour applauds the Obama administration’s decision to delay the Keystone XL pipeline, saying it will give the Redford government an opportunity to pursue value-added […]
Read more »Unions call on City Council to let Occupy Calgary protesters stay: They are peaceful, have a powerful message and are a force for positive change, says AFL
The City of Calgary risks staining its good name if it tries to evict peaceful protestors from the Occupy Calgary site at Olympic Plaza, says the province’s largest labour organization. […]
Read more »Unions call on City Council to let Occupy Calgary protesters stay: They are peaceful, have a powerful message and are a force for positive change, says AFL
The City of Calgary risks staining its good name if it tries to evict peaceful protestors from the Occupy Calgary site at Olympic Plaza, says the province’s largest labour organization. […]
Read more »Shocking results of construction blitz shows Alberta needs more than rhetoric on workplace safety: Workers in residential sector need to be able to join unions to keep themselves safe, s…
Adding evening and weekend safety inspections is a step in the right direction to improve safety at residential construction sites, but what Alberta workers really need is the ability to […]
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