Celebration sat side-by-side with mourning on this year's Day of Mourning
April 28, 2017 12:31 ET
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Alberta Federation of Labour
EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - April 28, 2017) - Hundreds of worker delegates attending the Alberta Federation of Labour's convention in Edmonton erupted in applause, tempered by some...
It's Time to Unstack the Deck for working people in Alberta
April 27, 2017 13:38 ET
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Alberta Federation of Labour
EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - April 27, 2017) - This morning during his address to the bi-annual convention of the Alberta Federation of Labour, president Gil McGowan officially...
Alberta Federation of Labour Holds Convention in Edmonton
April 26, 2017 14:25 ET
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Alberta Federation of Labour
EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - April 26, 2017) - The Alberta Federation of Labour will be hosting their 50th Constitutional Convention at the Edmonton Expo Centre, starting on...
New restrictions on Temporary Foreign Worker Program in Alberta are good news for workers
April 19, 2017 16:27 ET
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Alberta Federation of Labour
EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - April 19, 2017) - This morning Alberta Labour Minister Christina Gray and federal Employment, Workforce Development and Labour Minister Patty Hajdu...
AFL Responds to Provincial Budget
March 15, 2017 18:57 ET
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Alberta Federation of Labour
EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - March 15, 2017) - Alberta Federation of Labour President Gil McGowan will be available in the legislature rotunda after the provincial budget is tabled.
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Alberta has a revenue problem that was decades in the making
March 15, 2017 13:25 ET
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Alberta Federation of Labour
EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - March 15, 2017) - Alberta's budget should focus on revenue reform and on protecting jobs, according to the province's largest workers' rights...
Government must stand strong on protecting farm and ranch workers' rights
March 06, 2017 16:04 ET
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Alberta Federation of Labour
EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - March 6, 2017) - In response to today's reports released from the technical working groups on the Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act, the...
Coal Workers Call For Transition Strategy
March 03, 2017 15:36 ET
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Alberta Federation of Labour
EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - March 3, 2017) -
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United Steelworkers 1595 member Debbi Labrecque, who...
Coalition of coal workers unveils transition plan
March 03, 2017 13:27 ET
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Alberta Federation of Labour
EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - March 3, 2017) - A coalition of workers who will be affected by Alberta's plan to phase-out coal fired electricity generation have unveiled a...
Workers offer blueprint for coal transition
March 01, 2017 15:44 ET
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Alberta Federation of Labour
EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - March 1, 2017) - A coalition of workers who will be affected by Alberta's plan to eliminate emissions from coal-fired electricity generation are...