Tag: Worker Health and Safety

The 40-year-old contractor killed on an oilsands site Tuesday was crushed by a giant dump truck. “He was run over by the heavy hauler truck,” Workplace Health and Safety spokesman […]

The death of a teenager working at a building material supply store near Edmonton last month is raising questions about the need to improve Alberta’s safety code. Mitchell Tanner, 16, […]

Representatives from some of Alberta’s construction unions say the case of Chinese temporary foreign workers having their paycheques siphoned by their employer reveals huge flaws with the federal government program […]

Representatives from some of Alberta’s construction unions say the case of Chinese temporary foreign workers having their paycheques siphoned by their employer reveals huge flaws with the federal government program […]

EDMONTON – Some abuse of foreigners working temporarily in Alberta is unavoidable because of conditions in their home countries, Alberta’s minister of Employment and Immigration said Wednesday. Hector Goudreau was […]

EDMONTON, June 18 /CNW/ – The case of Chinese temporary foreign workers having their paycheques siphoned is a perfect example of how the TFW program is out of control, says […]

The case of Chinese temporary foreign workers having their paycheques siphoned is a perfect example of how the TFW program is out of control, says the Alberta Federation of Labour. […]

In the wake of a forklift accident on the weekend that killed a St. Albert teenager, the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) is calling for better safety standards. Mitchell Tanner, […]

Students at Paul Kane High School in St. Albert have created a memorial at the school for Mitchell Tanner, 16, killed on the job in a lumberyard at the local […]

Sixteen-year-old Mitchell Tanner worked only two shifts at his new job before he was killed. “He told his friends it was his dream to work (at Rona),” said friend Hailey […]

The AFL noted today the death of a 16-year old Rona hardware worker and suggests it could have been avoided with tougher legislation. “Workplace fatalities are always a horrible tragedy, […]

When it comes to how electricians trade certificates are actually being earned, the practice is for some Chinese immigrants to write the exams in Ontario then return to Alberta, pay […]

Labour unions in B.C. and Alberta commemorated the 13th International Day of Mourning amid claims that provincial government statistics underestimate the numbers of employees killed. The Alberta Ministry of Employment […]

EDMONTON – Not even two years after Lorna Chandler’s husband was crushed in a grain silo at a feedlot near High River, one of his employers also died in a […]

The provincial government says in 2007, workplace related deaths rose 24 per cent in Alberta to 154 – the highest number in the last decade. On Monday, labour groups are […]

The AFL is commemorating the 13th International Day of Mourning today by remembering the 166 Albertans (154 officially “recognized” workers and 12 farm workers) who lost their lives in 2007 […]

Monday, April 28, 20087:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.City Room, Edmonton City Hall1 Sir Winston Churchill Square The Alberta Federation of Labour and the Edmonton and District Labour Council are co-sponsoring […]

The provincial government came under fire in the legislature Wednesday for its lack of workplace safety laws for farm workers, the day after a feedlot owner fell from a silo […]

Fatal accidents on Alberta job sites increased substantially last year, nudging closer to the alarmingly high occupational death rates recorded during the province’s previous boom of the early 1980s. Safety […]

The number of workplace deaths in Alberta soared 24 per cent in 2007 — to one of the highest numbers on record — highlighting occupational dangers and inadequate safety training […]

EDMONTON – Alberta workplace deaths jumped 24 per cent in 2007, but injuries fell slightly during the same period, new provincial statistics show. A total of 154 people died on […]

More people died after being injured in Alberta workplaces in 2007 over the previous year, although the total number of accidents was down, statistics released Thursday by the province showed. […]

The announcement of $40 billion worth of new energy industry projects in the past two weeks, including Shell Canada’s plans to spend $27 billion to construct a massive oilsands processing […]

Alberta’s booming economy, huge influx of workers and lack of safety training on some job sites are causing more workplace accidents among young employees, and too often costing them their […]