Innocuous-sounding program announced today is really aimed at busting unions and suppressing wages, says AFL
01 oct. 2019 18h40 HE
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Alberta Federation of Labour
EDMONTON, Oct. 01, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The innocuous-sounding “Employee Labour Relations Support Program,” announced today by the UCP, is really a union-busting initiative and part of a larger...
Life is harder for Alberta’s minimum wage workers this October 1
30 sept. 2019 16h17 HE
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Alberta Federation of Labour
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...
MacKinnon report a prescription for disaster, says Gil McGowan
03 sept. 2019 18h17 HE
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Alberta Federation of Labour
EDMONTON, Alberta, Sept. 03, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- “The MacKinnon report is a prescription for disaster and will not lead Alberta to prosperity,” says AFL president Gil McGowan. “It is an attack...
Kenney’s moves on trade puts ideology over Alberta workers
11 juil. 2019 15h39 HE
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Alberta Federation of Labour
EDMONTON, Alberta, July 11, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gil McGowan, President of the Alberta Federation of Labour, today made the following statement: “Premier Kenney announced his government would...
Kenney shows contempt for workers and democracy
20 juin 2019 13h20 HE
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Alberta Federation of Labour
EDMONTON, Alberta, June 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The president of Alberta’s largest worker advocacy group, the Alberta Federation of Labour, is outraged by actions taken by Premier Jason Kenney...
Alberta unions unite against UCP “bully bill” aimed at breaking legally-binding contracts
13 juin 2019 17h20 HE
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Alberta Federation of Labour
EDMONTON, Alberta, June 13, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alberta labour leaders will present a united front today as they gather at the legislature to protest what they describe as the UCP’s latest...
Media Advisory: Alberta labour leaders respond to UCP government’s Public Sector Wage Arbitration Deferral Act today
13 juin 2019 14h03 HE
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Alberta Federation of Labour
EDMONTON, Alberta, June 13, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The leaders of Alberta’s largest unions will be at the legislature today to comment on the Public Sector Wage Arbitration Deferral Act. The...
International experience shows youth wages kill jobs for older workers
29 mai 2019 14h36 HE
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Alberta Federation of Labour
EDMONTON, Alberta, May 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Why would the government, in this day and age, go backwards to a youth minimum wage, something that was actually phased out in the 1990s because...
What is life really like for Ontarians under Doug Ford?
10 avr. 2019 17h43 HE
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Alberta Federation of Labour
EDMONTON, Alberta, April 10, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jason Kenney famously said that he and Ontario Premier Doug Ford are so much alike that they “finish each other’s sentences”. So, the Alberta...
AFL Releases Report on Employment impact of UCP and NDP fiscal platforms; AFL Believes UCP plan will lead to 60,000 lost jobs over four years
08 avr. 2019 13h24 HE
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Alberta Federation of Labour
EDMONTON, Alberta, April 08, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Alberta Federation of Labour commissioned economist Hugh Mackenzie to provide an analysis of UCP and NDP platforms, with a special focus on...