Tag: Workers’ Rights

EDMONTON – The Idle No More movement marked a global day of action Monday with a rally in Churchill Square that saw leaders from a variety of organizations declare solidarity […]

Edmontonians packed Allendale Community Hall Sunday evening for a discussion of Idle No More, as communities and organizations worldwide planned for a show of solidarity with the movement on Monday. […]

ST. ALBERT, Alta. – A firm linked to a Chinese state-owned company was ordered Thursday to pay $1.5 million in penalties in the deaths of two foreign workers at an […]

ST. ALBERT, Alta. – A firm linked to a Chinese state-owned company was ordered Thursday to pay $1.5 million in penalties in the deaths of two foreign workers at an […]

Temporary Foreign Worker program under the microscope The Alberta Federation of Labour will be paying close attention to the Federal review of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program that was announced […]

Social justice lawyer Fay Faraday says it’s time for Canadians to insist on sweeping reforms of the federal Foreign Temporary Workers Program to protect workers from the kinds of abuses […]

Reports of exploited foreign temps have grown as fast as the federal program. First in a series. They hand you a soothing cup of Tim Hortons, pack frozen beef in […]

Suncor Energy’s attempt to randomly test thousands of its oilsands workers for drugs and alcohol is back under scrutiny as proceedings began again this week. Arguments are being heard in […]

Issue: Information picket in support of United Nurses of Alberta (UNA) strikers. Action Requested: Affiliates are urged to attend an information picket at Alberta Health Services headquarters. When:Friday, January 4th, […]

A pilot program that would fast-track the immigration process for trades workers began accepting applications Wednesday is a welcome change for the oilsands, says Oil Sands Developers Group Executive Director […]

The recent meat recall at XL Foods Inc. in Brooks, Alberta is not wanting in superlatives. It is one of the most massive meat recalls in Canadian history involving one […]

Union leaders oppose bill that targets indigenous rights Edmonton – The Alberta Federation of Labour is urging Canadians to be Idle No More in opposing Bill C-45. On the morning […]

Letter in response to “Hooray for C-377” In response to Lorne Gunter’s column on Saturday, Dec. 15 Unions are some of the most democratic and accountable organizations in Canada. Union […]

Edmonton – The speedy passage of Bill C-377 is evidence that the legislation is not about transparency, but about punishing unions, according to labour activists. The private members bill brought […]

EDMONTON – Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan will be available to speak to media this evening about the vote on Bill C-377. The bill, which critics say will […]

Edmonton activists stage ‘wait-in’ at MPs office Union activists in Edmonton participated in a national ‘wait-in’ to protest the punitive anti-worker Bill C-377 today. The private members bill, which targets […]

Hoping to quickly close Canada’s growing labour gap of tradespeople, federal Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has unveiled a new plan that would quickly turn skilled foreign workers into permanent Canadian […]

Restructuring and cuts at railway a warning to Canadians about risk of Bain-style management Edmonton – Labour advocates are taking aim at vulture capitalism in the wake of massive job […]

Saskatchewan prosecutes four times as many cases The province’s workplace safety prosecution record is drawing fire, as new figures show signifi cantly fewer cases were taken to court last year […]

Injunction against drug testing upheld by Court of Queen’s Bench Edmonton – The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) is calling a ruling that protects workers in the oil sands from […]

The Canadian Press Published Wednesday, November 28, 2012 7:26PM EST EDMONTON — Alberta’s top court has dismissed an appeal by Suncor Energy over its plan to randomly test thousands of […]

Alberta’s Court of Appeal has struck down a plan by energy company Suncor to randomly test thousands of workers for drugs and alcohol. The court said in the decision that […]

Ltr to Hon. Finley re: ministry’s review of the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program

EDMONTON – Labour group not convinced change on the way for Temporary Foreign Worker Program The Alberta Federation of Labour thinks the same people they say messed up the Temporary […]