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Worker Organization Urges Kenney to Fire Nixon Over his Role in Sexual Harassment Case
December 12, 2017 17:30 ET | Alberta Federation of Labour
EDMONTON, Alberta, Dec. 12, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alberta’s largest worker advocacy organization has joined the chorus of people calling on UCP leader Jason Kenney to fire his house leader, Jason...
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“Me Too” campaign exposes pervasive problem of abuse against women, including workplace abuse
December 06, 2017 15:13 ET | Alberta Federation of Labour
EDMONTON, Alberta, Dec. 06, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On the 28th anniversary of the murder of 14 women at Montreal’s Ecole Polytechnique, labour leaders are bringing attention to the ongoing...
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Bill 30 Will Empower Workers and Save Lives
November 27, 2017 18:49 ET | Alberta Federation of Labour
EDMONTON, Alberta, Nov. 27, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Changes to Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and Workers’ Compensation systems will save the lives of countless workers in Alberta,...
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Alberta’s Coal Transition Plan a Step in Right Direction for Coal Workers
November 13, 2017 13:07 ET | Alberta Federation of Labour
EDMONTON, Alberta, Nov. 13, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Government of Alberta’s release of the final recommendations of the Advisory Panel on Coal Communities accompanied with the announcement of...
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AFL applauds pay-before-you-pump law, but says more needs to be done to protect gas station and convenience store workers
October 30, 2017 18:34 ET | Alberta Federation of Labour
EDMONTON, Alberta, Oct. 30, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The pay-before-you-pump rules contained in Bill 19 will save lives by eliminating gas-and-dash deaths, but more work is needed to protect gas...
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Alberta Federation of Labour: Ki Yun Jo’s Gas-and-Dash Death Didn’t Have to Happen
October 11, 2017 15:03 ET | Alberta Federation of Labour
EDMONTON, Alberta, Oct. 11, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Following the October 6th gas-and-dash death of Ki Yun Jo, a gas station attendant in Thorsby, the Alberta government must introduce...
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Evidence shows a $15 Minimum Wage will be good for Alberta’s Economy
September 26, 2017 18:20 ET | Alberta Federation of Labour
EDMONTON, Alberta, Sept. 26, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Newly released business community reports are raising the alarm on the impact minimum wage increases could have on youth employment. Yet here in...
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Alberta Needs Gas-and-Dash Laws
September 20, 2017 13:50 ET | Alberta Federation of Labour
EDMONTON, Alberta, Sept. 20, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alberta Federation of Labour is calling on the Alberta Government to follow Husky Energy’s lead and introduce pay-at-the-pump rules for Albertan...
Alberta Government's OHS Review Welcome, Long Overdue
August 16, 2017 16:54 ET | Alberta Federation of Labour
EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Aug. 16, 2017) - The Alberta Government's Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) review is a welcome and long-awaited announcement. Decades of PC...
Brian Jean's Platform Would Make Recession Worse
July 27, 2017 12:46 ET | Alberta Federation of Labour
EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - July 27, 2017) - Independent economic analysis shows the type of austerity measures in Brian Jean's platform would create a second recession in Alberta,...