Tag: Reports

One of Enbridge’s filings related to jobs to to the Joint Review Panel hearings on the Northern Gateway pipeline. Enbridge NGP Response to JRP IR No. 3

Labour shortage backgrounder Government documents show claims of an acute “labour shortage” based on mathematical fiction The claim that Alberta will be short “114,000” workers has appeared so many times […]

Election 2012 Report Card, February 2012 Over the past several months, the AFL has given each party a chance to show us where they stand ont he issues important to […]

Election 2012 – Make It Count! (February 2012) Vote for working people. Let’s face it. Politicians only speak one language: getting elected!

Alberta’s Child Labour Laws: The Need for Change Alberta’s child labour laws are set out in the Employment Standards Code. This law makes it illegal to employ children under 12. […]

Report on Temporary Foreign Workers in Alberta (December 2010) The AFL Round Table on Temporary Foreign Workers – On November 18, 2010, the AFL gathered over 50 participants for a […]

It IS Broke … so fix it! Why real pension reform is needed to address Alberta’s looming crisis in retirement income A report by economist Hugh MacKenzie that shows Albertans […]

Keeping Albertans Safe – We Can Do Better! Alberta does NOT have to be the Most Dangerous Place in Canada to be a worker: A 10-Point Plan for Safe Workplaces […]

Which Way Will We Pay? It’s time for a grown-up conversation about Alberta’s revenue problem – and how we fund vital public services Too often the budget dialogue in Alberta […]

Danger Workers at Risk: New research reveals Alberta’s dismal record of under-funding workplace safety Alberta is one of the most dangerous places in Canada to be a worker. Our province […]

Public Works! Alberta’s public services work … for all of us Whether it’s the best of time or the worst of times, the public sector is vital to the health […]

Worse than the Recession? How government budget cuts could kill more Alberta jobs than the recession Just as the recession appears to be lifting, the Alberta government is moving toward […]

EI: It should be there when you need it! (An Analysis of Employment Insurance in Alberta) As the current recession continues, Canadians across the country are discovering that their insurance […]

Green Jobs: It’s time to build Alberta’s future The emerging cooperation between labour and environmental groups is flipping the traditional story, and creating a new way to see the environment […]

Entrenching Exploitation: The Second Report of the Alberta Federation of Labour Temporary Foreign Worker Advocate In November 2007, the AFL Temporary Foreign Worker Advocate released “Alberta’s Disposable Workforce” which examined […]

Lost Down the Pipeline: In these difficult economic times, is the Alberta government doing enough to keep value-added oil-sands in Canada? The real question now is: will we learn the […]

Black Gold, Clear Vision: A Proposed Policy Framework for the Alberta Oil Sands (Spring 2008) The AFL believes that Albertans need to be clear about where we want to go […]

Temporary Foreign Workers: Alberta’s disposable workforce (The Six-Month Report of the AFL’s Temporary Foreign Worker Advocate) An analysis of the 123 files handled by the Advocate reveals a troubling picture […]

The Independent Board and the Legislative Process This report considers the independence and impartiality of the Alberta Labour Relations Board (“ALRB”) in relation to allegations that the Chair and Vice […]

Beyond Chicken Little: Understanding the need for measured reforms to Alberta’s system for skills training When thinking about Alberta’s labour market recently, it’s hard not to be reminded of the […]

Running to stand still: How Alberta government policy has led to wage stagnation during a time of prosperity Albertans are entitled to ask: “What’s going on? How can the most […]

The Other Competitive Advantage But the question needs to be asked whether public health care, public education and income security are also competitive advantages, for both employers and workers.

Losing Ground: The Slow Decline of Workers’ Rights and Privileges in Alberta (1975-2000) This booklet examines what effects this has had on the lives of working people in Alberta. In […]

Now More than Ever: An examination of the challenges and opportunities facing Alberta unions in the 21st century In this report, we will take a closer look at the future […]