Union leaders tell UCP: ‘The money saved by Albertans for retirement belongs to them, not to you!’ Joint statement from the leaders of Alberta’s largest labour organizations EDMONTON, Alberta, Nov. 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For the past two days, Albertans have been justifiably preoccupied...

New report confirms Kenney's budget will tip Alberta into recession and kill more jobs than the oil price collapse of 2014-16 EDMONTON, Alberta, Oct. 30, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new report has confirmed earlier warnings that the UCP’s first budget will kill as many as 114,000 jobs, split between the public and private...

Budget cuts much deeper and more damaging than Kenney admits, says AFL EDMONTON, Alberta, Oct. 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The following is a statement from the Alberta Federation of Labour. Today’s budget cuts will be much deeper than Kenney admits.  The reality is...

New Report Says Kenney’s Planned Public Service Cuts Will Devastate Alberta’s Economy EDMONTON, Alberta, Oct. 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Implementation by the Kenney government of the MacKinnon report’s recommendations could drive Alberta’s economy into recession and result in the...

Life is harder for Alberta’s minimum wage workers this October 1 EDMONTON, Alberta, Sept. 30, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alberta’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) has gone up 1.3% since last year, yet for the first time this decade Alberta’s minimum wage workers won’t...