Tag: Workers’ Rights

Action Request: Fill the Legislature Gallery in opposition to Bill 45 and 46! When: TONIGHT Tuesday, December 3, 2013 7:30 p.m. Where: Alberta Legislature Gallery 4th Floor, Legislature Building (10800 […]

Action Request: Rally against the Provincial Government’s Bill 45 and 46 When: TODAY – Monday, December 2, 2013 Where: CALGARY – MacDougall Centre 455 – 6 Street SW, Calgary 6:30 […]

Frequently asked questions on Bills 45 and 46

Edmonton – The Redford wage freeze breaks promises and breaks laws. The legislation, which the government tabled on Wednesday, will ignore the bargaining rights of hundreds of thousands of Albertans […]

Action Request: Stop The Wage Freeze Rally When: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at 2:30 p.m. Where: Legislative Assembly of Alberta 10800 – 97 Avenue NW, Edmonton Issue:The Government of Alberta […]

2013 Fact Sheet 4_Breaking a Promise and Breaking the Law-Public Sector Wages 4 of 6 fact sheets issued

Fact Sheet 5_Breaking a Promise and the Law_Public Service Stretched_2013_Nov27 5 of 6 fact sheets issued

Fact Sheet 2_Breaking a Promise and Breaking the Law-Supreme Court_2013_Nov27 2 of 6 fact sheets issued

Fact Sheet 3_Alberta Economy Booming_2013Nov27 3 0f 6 fact sheets issued

Superstore will face boycott if workers are not offered fair deal Edmonton – Union leaders representing more than 250,000 Alberta workers urged Loblaws CEO Galen Weston Jr. to present a […]

Putting local job seekers first in line, but labour union says changes not enough Employers looking to hire temporary foreign workers will now have to first secure a Labour Market […]

Join concerned members of UNA Local 301 at the U of A Hospital on July 24 at 11:30 a.m. Affiliates are encouraged to bring your flags and banners and wear […]

2013 Backgrounder: Temporary Foreign Workers shortchanged by payroll violations

URGENT ACTION Free Workshop on Access to Information on Friday, June 28 The Alberta Federation of Labour will host a “Lunch and Learn” workshop covering the basics of Alberta’s Freedom […]

Decision reaffirms union’s stance against random drug and alcohol testing EDMONTON – Today’s Supreme Court ruling is a major victory in the fight against random and arbitrary privacy violations through […]

Supreme Court says Irving pulp mill’s random testing policy has ‘severe’ impact on privacy The Supreme Court of Canada has overturned a company’s right to impose mandatory, random alcohol testing […]

Another week, another RCMP scandal. On Tuesday, Staff Sgt. Caroline O’Farrell, one of the first women to join the force’s storied equestrian show, the Musical Ride, launched an $8-million lawsuit […]

Urgent Action: Alberta embracing The Better Way Campaign Since April 1, moviegoers all over Alberta have been getting a message on the Better Way Alberta campaign. The message, in which […]

Two federal ministers yesterday jointly announced changes in the controversial Temporary Foreign Worker Program, including a “temporary suspension” of the Accelerated Labour Market Opinion program criticized by labour leaders. But […]

OTTAWA — Changes to the ailing temporary foreign worker program unveiled Monday are little more than an admission of error and fall short of the massive overhaul the Conservative government […]

Unions and migrant workers’ advocacy groups warned Human Resources Minister Diane Finley of potential for abuse. Last year the government announced changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP)Temporary Foreign […]

The province is investigating claims by nine former employees of a Whyte Avenue tattoo and bodypiercing shop that they didn’t receive severance pay and T4 slips after they were laid […]

Canada’s temporary foreign workers vulnerable to exploitation OTTAWA—José Sicajau, a Guatemalan man of Indigenous descent, had grown accustomed to exploitative conditions after several years as a Temporary Foreign Worker growing […]

Program intended to address shortages in high-skill jobs A federal program intended to fast-track skilled workers into Canada is instead being used by a “who’s who” of fast-food chains and […]