Tag: Privatization and Deregulation
Budget is a “triple whammy” for working people in Alberta, says AFL
EDMONTON – The budget unveiled by the Klein government late this afternoon is a “triple whammy” for working people in Alberta, says the president of Alberta’s largest union organization. As […]
Read more »Government still refusing to acknowledge serious problems facing Alberta
EDMONTON – Yesterday’s Throne Speech was much like the Conservative’s recent election campaign – long on reassuring rhetoric and short on substance, says Audrey Cormack, president of the Alberta Federation […]
Read more »Tories walking into election with “eyes shut and ears closed”
EDMONTON – The Klein Conservatives are walking into the provincial election with their “eyes firmly shut and their ears closed to the real concerns of Albertans,” says the president of […]
Read more »AFL President to meet with Alan Rock to urge Action on Bill 11
EDMONTON – Alberta Federation of Labour President Audrey Cormack will be taking the fight against the Klein government’s Private Hospitals Bill to Ottawa on Tuesday, March 7th. Cormack has a […]
Read more »Government Will Pay Price for Private Hospital Bill, Says AFL
The Klein government will pay a big price from Albertans if it continues with its private health care bill, introduced in the Legislature today, says Audrey Cormack, President of the […]
Read more »Government Plans Based on Two Dangerous Myths
EDMONTON – The Alberta government’s plan for the coming year – as outlined in today’s Throne Speech – is based on two dangerous myths, says the President of the Alberta […]
Read more »Premier Continues to Mislead Public on Health Care Privatization Plan, Says AFL
Premier Klein’s televised address last night was a continuation of his intentional misleading of the public over his privatization experiment, says Audrey Cormack, President of the Alberta Federation of Labour […]
Read more »Is government set to drop “atom bomb” on provincial public service?
EDMONTON – The provincial government’s recently announced plan to establish a so-called Corporate Services Centre and outsource certain administrative functions is much more serious than it appears at first blush, […]
Read more »AFL Reminds College of Physicians Of Its Duty to the Public Interest
The AFL is reminding the Alberta College of Physicians and Surgeons that it has an overarching responsibility to the public when considering proposed guidelines allowing overnight stays in health facilities. […]
Read more »WCB needs fixing, but privatization is not the answer, says AFL
EDMONTON – The Alberta Workers Compensation Board (WCB) does not always treat injured workers fairly, but replacing it with a system of private insurance will not fix the problem, says […]
Read more »Labour Rejects Panel Report on Bill 37
EDMONTON – Premier Ralph Klein will go down in history as the man who killed Medicare if he goes ahead with recommendations put forward by the so-called blue ribbon panel […]
Read more »Klein exposes real agenda about private health care, says AFL
Premier Ralph Klein’s call for the provinces and federal government to discuss changes to the Canada Health Act reveals that his real agenda is to permanently entrench private, for-profit hospitals […]
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