Jobs. Wages. Your rights at work. Most of us spend a good chunk of our time working to make a living. But are you getting a fair deal?

The Alberta Federation of Labour is the central voice for unions and working people in Alberta.  We work together to make sure people like you get the wages, respect and protection in the workplace you deserve!

Join the fight for jobs, justice and equality! 

Join Together, Alberta Campaign. The provincial government is set to bring down a budget that will include significant cuts to the public service. Cutting public services will unravel the fabric of our communities. If Albertans join together, we have a real opportunity to change. For more details about this campaign, read more ...

AFL and Parkland Institute Present: Re-making Alberta: Recession Alternatives for An Alberta That Works, February 12 and 13, 2010, U of A Lister Conference Centre, 87th Avenue and 116 Street, Registration - $50. Open to labour and community activitists who care about public services and Alberta's future. For details of the conference, click here.

2010 Project - "On the Line: The Struggles of Alberta's Packing Plant Workers."  This second booklet in the Project 2012 series details the battles for labour recognition and decent contracts in meat-packing plants of Alberta. Please contact the AFL offices, 10654 - 101 Street, Edmonton T5H 2S1 for copies or e-mail afl@afl.org.

2010 AFL International Women's Day Award - Deadline for submissions - February 12, 2010. This award recognizes the woman of the year in the labour movement for her outstanding commitment and leadership in the trade union movement and community. Submit all nominations to the AFL offices, attn: AFL Women's Committee, or to afl@afl.org.

2010 AFL May Day Solidarity Award - Deadline for submissions - February 26, 2010. The annual May Day Solidarity Award was created in 1989 and is given to an Alberta trade unionist for his/her contributions in advancing workers' rights within and outside the labour movement. Submit all nominations to the AFL offices, attn: AFL Executive Council, or to afl@afl.org.

Register now for the AFL Facilitators Conference, February 26-27, 2010. Theme is Applying Best Practices and Technology to Course Design and Development. Cost is $70. Deadline to register is February 12, 2010.  Call the AFL for more details at 780-483-3021 or afl@afl.org

April 25, 2009 - Entrenching Exploitation.  The AFL has released the second report of its Temporary Foreign Worker Advocate. This report updates the working and living conditions of foreign workers, evaluates government responses to the program, and looks at the effects of the economic downtown.

April 22, 2009 - Green Jobs: It's Time to Build Alberta's Future. The AFL, in partnership with Greenpeace Canada and the Sierra Club, has released a groundbreaking report on green jobs. The report highlights that Alberta has the capacity of creating tens of thousands of green jobs in the short term and move toward a more sustainable economy in the long term.

Union Magazine - Spring 2009. This issue examines the ongoing attach on Medicare. Articles in this issue shed light on what the Conservative government is planning, offer suggestions on how to make our system better, look to some European examples for inspiration, and examine Medicare's history.

Lost Down the Pipeline: The AFL has released a new report showing that Alberta's dream of "moving up the value ladder" in the oil sands is rapidly fading away - thanks in part to inaction from the provincial government. Have a look at the report's disturbing new findings and learn how you can help stop thousands of Alberta jobs from being "shipped down the pipeline." [more]

 

 

 

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