Tag: Wages

This Labour Day, working Albertans have a lot to be thankful for. We have the highest wages, the best job prospects and the highest standard of living in Canada. So, […]

This Labour Day, working Albertans have a lot to be thankful for. We have the highest wages, the best job prospects and the highest standard of living in Canada. Life […]

Swiss Chalet case shows how employers can use weak laws to rip-off workers EDMONTON – Alberta’s poorly written minimum wage laws are subject to abuse, says Nancy Furlong, Secretary Treasurer […]

Call it a digital warning shot. Two Alberta unions have quietly launched a website, EthicalSpoon.com, which targets one of Canada’s largest restaurant franchisers, Cara, over alleged “ethical concerns”. The barebones […]

It has become clear that the federal government, supported by a number of employer organizations, has a plan for transforming Canada’s labour market in ways that will profoundly hurt Canadians. […]

Ottawa – The expansion of the Temporary Foreign Worker pilot in Alberta is creating an outcry from the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL). “Canadians should get first crack at these […]

Re: “Canadians expect a balanced workforce,” Editorial, July 23. Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan has a legitimate point. The more Immigration Minister Jason Kenney removes barriers for foreign […]

Growing up in Duncan, as I did, meant growing up in the airshed of the Crofton pulp mill. No one liked the smell but they liked what it represented — […]

An Alberta labour group is slamming an agreement making it easier for Alberta companies to hire skilled foreign tradespeople. Federal Immigration Minister Jason Kenney is easing foreign-worker restrictions. Federal Immigration […]

Thousands of union supporters to gather for Centennial celebration More than 3,000 supporters of the labour movement will converge on Fort Edmonton Park tomorrow (Saturday, June 16) to celebrate 100 […]

Changes will depress all workers’ wages, union boss says Accelerated approvals for temporary foreign workers and provisions that allow employers to pay them up to 15 per cent less than […]

Oil-sands workers to bear brunt of wage cuts, reveals AFL analysis of Temporary Foreign Worker Program changes Calgary – Alberta workers presented a torn-up paycheque to federal Immigration Minister Jason […]

‘After tax’ line attempts to paint province’s ultra-low minimum wage as ranking “second in Canada” EDMONTON – Members of the government of Alberta should be ashamed of themselves for attempting […]

EDMONTON – Alberta is to raise its general minimum wage to $9.75 per hour on Sept. 1. The 35-cent increase will mean the province will have the second lowest rate […]

It’s not a good time to be organized labour, or most types of labour, in Canada. And I’d define “time” as the period when Stephen Harper is Prime Minister of […]

New changes will tilt labour market in favour of low-wage employers Changes to EI announced today pull back the curtain on Harper’s low-wage agenda says the Alberta Federation of Labour. […]

Labour Minister Diane Finely says Canada’s economic prosperity depends on the country’s ability to meet emerging and growing labour market challenges. Finley says changes announced Thursday to the Employment Insurance […]

The new Employment Insurance rules from the federal government have the Alberta Federation of Labour fuming. The AFL says the changes will push wages down, and force workers to take […]

EDMONTON – Labour groups are stepping up their attack on changes to regulations for temporary foreign workers, saying the adjustments will reduce wages for Canadians, make it tougher for union […]

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 […]

Advocates of a living wage hit downtown streets Tuesday to hand out $9.40 bills to raise awareness that Alberta’s minimum wage, now the lowest in the country, is not enough. […]

Concerns have arisen around changes to seniors care in Grande Prairie with the relocation of residents from the QEII’s Mackenzie Place to the new Points West Living complex in the […]

In one fell swoop, the Alberta government has managed to ensure the perpetuity of both future minimum wage increases and the controversy over the minimum wage itself. After freezing the […]

Join Together Alberta launches campaign to save education, health and social services Alberta is one of the wealthiest jurisdictions in the world, and yet up to 1,200 teachers and hundreds […]