Tag: Worker Health and Safety
Alta. minister ‘disgusted’ by safety inspection results
I take this very seriously and I expect that this will be a wake-up call.’ – Thomas Lukaszuk. Edmonton (17 Dec. 2010) – Alberta Employment Minister Thomas Lukaszuk says he […]
Read more »Bring hammer down harder on work safety
“It was not supposed to happen.” Those are the words of Mariana Krsek, whose three-year-old daughter Michelle died 16 months ago, crushed by sheets of metal blown off the roof […]
Read more »Lukaszuk disgusted with Alberta construction safety inspection results: ‘The hammer is going to be coming down in Alberta’
EDMONTON – Alberta Employment and Immigration Minister Thomas Lukaszuk warned the provincial construction industry Tuesday that poor results during recent safety inspections may prompt a system of on-the spot fines […]
Read more »Agriculture worksites bigger violators than construction sites: union
If Alberta’s workplace minister is appalled with the level of danger in construction sites, he should see what’s happening within provincial farms, says a union boss. “If government inspectors had […]
Read more »Minister ‘disgusted’ by safety inspection results
Alberta’s employment minister says he is disgusted and disappointed with the high number of workplace safety violations in the province. “The results have been nothing but disappointing, and frankly, I […]
Read more »Government Audit Reveals Shocking Number of Safety Violations on Alberta Construction Sites: Commercial construction sector clearly under-regulated; workers at continuous risk of injury o…
Edmonton – Alberta Federation of Labour President Gil McGowan reacted to a special government health and safety audit of commercial construction sites today, calling the results a “shocking wake-up call,” […]
Read more »December 2010: Leaks reveal Tory Plan to privatize health care; Farm deaths prove safety laws are absurb; Brace for more cuts to vital services; Time for action on domestic violence
Leaks reveal Tory plan to privatize health care Documents leaked to opposition parties show that the government has a hidden agenda to allow more privatization of health care after the […]
Read more »Action on violence against women must include the workplace – AFL: Toolkit for workers and employers provides extensive support for better violence education
Edmonton – The Alberta Federation of Labour marked December 6th with a call for employers, supervisors, workers, professional associations and unions to take joint action on domestic violence and its […]
Read more »Two men electrocuted in Edmonton: Grain auger contacted overhead power line
EDMONTON – Two men are dead after farm machinery they were transporting came in contact with an overhead power line Thursday evening. Occupational Health and Safety sent investigators out to […]
Read more »Death of farm workers shows absurdity of Alberta safety laws:Agricultural workers deserve the same protection as others, says AFL
Edmonton – The death of two Edmonton area farm workers is proof that Alberta’s workplace safety laws need to be extended to include agricultural workers, says the Alberta Federation of […]
Read more »Farming accident renews calls for updated workplace safety laws
Two men are dead after an accident on a farm in southeast Edmonton. Emergency crews responded to the scene at 3:30 am on Friday in the area of Ellerslie Road […]
Read more »AFL calls for change after farm deaths
The provincial government is facing criticism from the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL), in the wake of a double-fatal accident in south east Edmonton. Two men, aged 62 and 54, […]
Read more »New farm safety council to review worker protection: Labour body says Alberta waited too long
The Alberta government announced on Tuesday the creation of a new farm safety advisory council, but the move was immediately panned by those who believe the government has already waited […]
Read more »Government’s ‘completely inadequate’ plan on farm safety will leave workers at risk: Conservatives have clearly caved in to pressure from industry, says AFL
Edmonton – The Alberta government announcement that it is forming an advisory council on farm safety is a stab in the back for all farm workers, says the Alberta Federation […]
Read more »Alberta labour group launches campaign for CPP reform
A campaign for “real” pension reform has been launched in Alberta by the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) and the Canadian Labour Congress, hoping to persuade the provincial government to […]
Read more »November 2010: Better health and safety rules; pension reform; Parkland fall conference; Lakoff lecture highlights; stop Calgary Public Library cuts
AFL demands better health and safety rules The AFL has released a 10-point plan on workplace health and safety (click here for the plan), calling for immediate action from the […]
Read more »Workplace safety needs work, says AFL: Labour union releases 10-point plan to improve safety
The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) released a 10-point plan yesterday on how they would like to see workplace safety improved in the province just as the Alberta government unveiled […]
Read more »Alberta workplace safety laws need to be improved
According to the Alberta Federation of Labour Friday, unless the province improves workplace safety law, economic recovery will only bring an increase in workplace injuries and fatalities. Announcing four new […]
Read more »Labour calls on Alberta to improve jobsite safety, province hiring 8 inspectors
EDMONTON – Labour groups say more people will be killed and injured in Alberta if the province fails to make sweeping changes to improve safety at job sites. The Alberta […]
Read more »Alberta Workplace safety laws need boost, AFL warns: Economic boom could see more injuries and deaths
EDMONTON – Economic recovery will bring an increase in workplace injuries and fatalities unless the province improves workplace safety law, the Alberta Federation of Labour said Friday. On the same […]
Read more »New union campaign says Alberta can – and must – do better on workplace safety: AFL unveils 10-point plan to stop return to boom-style carnage
Edmonton – The Alberta Federation of Labour today releases a 10-point plan for immediate action (click here for full text of plan) to improve workplace safety in the province. “The […]
Read more »Keeping Albertans Safe – We Can Do Better!
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 […]
Read more »Three Alberta workers fatally injured over three-day period
An Alberta employee has died after suffering serious head injuries at an oilfield site, the third workplace fatality in the province in as many days. At about 9 am on […]
Read more »3 Alberta workplace deaths upset union leader
Three workplace fatalities occurred in Alberta last week and that has drawn the ire of at least one union leader. These incidents, which included a man falling off a ladder […]
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