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Universities’ pensions move shows folly of UCP’s Bill 22

May 07, 2021 8:00 AM

Kenney undermined ability of Alberta’s biggest pensions to get the best deal for workers and retirees

UCP MLAs shut down the Legislature to save themselves, but leave millions of other Albertans unprotected in their workplaces

May 03, 2021 9:00 AM

AFL demands action to keep people safe in ALL Alberta workplaces, not just the Legislature

“We won’t be able to get a handle on the third wave until the UCP acknowledges that COVID is being spread in Alberta workplaces”

April 28, 2021 11:05 AM

On the National Day of Mourning, AFL releases 10-point plan to protect Alberta workers and help end the pandemic

Dreeshen took COVID-19 safety equipment from emergency workers to give to meatpacking plants, documents suggest

April 16, 2021 8:00 AM

Minister Dreeshen interfered with Alberta’s emergency response while packing plant ran without PPE

AFL worried about UCP’s true intentions as Kenney government moves to abolish apprenticeship board

April 14, 2021 11:06 AM

Bill 67 will give minister unprecedented power – and unions don’t trust him to use it wisely

AFL president demands vaccinations for front line workers

April 12, 2021 9:49 AM

Starting tomorrow, employers will no longer be required to keep injured workers on benefit plans or hire them back when they recover

March 31, 2021 9:55 AM

On April 1, 2021 several parts of the UCP’s disastrous Bill 47 come into force, further weakening Alberta’s Workers’ Compensation system.

Ministers Dreeshen and Copping should be fired and a public inquiry called into the UCP’s response to COVID-19 in meatpacking plants, says AFL

March 30, 2021 10:00 AM

Documents obtained by the AFL show that UCP dangerously bungled COVID-19 response at Cargill

AFL calls for public inquiry into unlawful police activity against MLA Phillips and demands officers be fired

March 09, 2021 2:56 PM

Joint statement from the leaders of Alberta’s largest labour organizations

Alberta women are still fighting for gender equality this IWD – paid sick days are an important step forward

March 08, 2021 8:00 AM

From wages at work to the amount of unpaid care work they do in their formal jobs and at home, COVID-19 has only made the struggles for women in Alberta worse

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Kenney undermined ability of Alberta’s biggest pensions to get the best deal for workers and retirees

AFL demands action to keep people safe in ALL Alberta workplaces, not just the Legislature

On the National Day of Mourning, AFL releases 10-point plan to protect Alberta workers and help end the pandemic

Minister Dreeshen interfered with Alberta’s emergency response while packing plant ran without PPE

Bill 67 will give minister unprecedented power – and unions don’t trust him to use it wisely

On April 1, 2021 several parts of the UCP’s disastrous Bill 47 come into force, further weakening Alberta’s Workers’ Compensation system.

Documents obtained by the AFL show that UCP dangerously bungled COVID-19 response at Cargill

Joint statement from the leaders of Alberta’s largest labour organizations

From wages at work to the amount of unpaid care work they do in their formal jobs and at home, COVID-19 has only made the struggles for women in Alberta worse