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Winter 2009
Making Labour Law Work for Workers
It is no accident that Alberta has the lowest unionization rate in the country, or that we have the weakest health and safety laws in Canada, or that ...
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First Thoughts
by Gil McGowan
Time to Move Ahead: Let's quit complaining about Alberta's labour laws and get on with changing them!
by Tom Fuller
Labour Relations Delayed ... Workers' Rights Denied
by Michelle Westgeest
The Regulatory Exclusion of Agricultural Workers in Alberta
by Bob Barnetson
Tempville, Alberta's 10th Largest City: Our Growing Reliance on Temporary Foreign Workers
by Jason Foster
Petro-Canada Lockout in Montreal
by Joseph Gargiso
The 1906 Lethbridge Coal Strike: Alberta Coal Miners Change Canadian Labour Law
by Jim Selby
October 7, 2008: World Day for Decent Work - An International Call for Solidarity
by Samara Jones
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Making Labour Law Work for Workers
by Jason Foster
There is something very wrong with immigration processes for TFWs being fastracked to lower wages in trad...
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Unions decry temp worker rule changes
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Exploitation in Canada: human trafficking, exotic dance and temporary visas
Employers think that none of the laws pertain to probationary employees. Such was the case when I complai...
Louise Charlton
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Action on violence against women must include the workplace – AFL: Toolkit for workers and employers provides extensive support for better violence education
I have a hard time paying for the electricity in my own apartment let alone worrying about an entire indu...
Janey
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Industry financially squeezed by high electricity prices
Time to Move Ahead: Let's quit complaining about Alberta's labour laws and get on with changing them!
by Tom Fuller
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