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Wages of workers who earn tips were on chopping block during pandemic

McGowan also encourages Albertans not to forget about the awful Throne Speech

Inflation, health care and jobs are more important than endless fights with Ottawa

AFL urges school boards to implement temporary mask mandates

This election, workers demand better!

What should we make of the UCP’s actions on key workplace laws?

“This shows that Smith doesn’t really care about Alberta workers,” says McGowan

CALGARY – Today, the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) released “Skate to Where the Puck is Going,” an industrial blueprint that re-imagines the province’s energy economy and offers a bold vision for creating 200,000 good-paying jobs while maintaining significant employment in the oil and gas sector.

EDMONTON - Now that she has won the UCP leadership race, Danielle Smith needs to come clean about her plans for things that matter to Alberta workers, says the president of Alberta’s largest worker advocacy organization, the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL).

EDMONTON - Danielle Smith will have a “very big fight on her hands” if she wins the United Conservative Party (UCP) leadership tomorrow and proceeds with efforts to withdraw Alberta from the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), says the president of Alberta’s largest worker advocacy group.

EDMONTON – As Canada continues to grapple with its colonial past, the recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as a federal statutory holiday can be seen as an important breakthrough in raising awareness of Canada’s residential school system. However, more needs to be done to ensure that working people can properly honour the day, and we as labour activists must also reflect on what we can do – individually and collectively – to advance reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.

Workers need a break from higher prices, says Alberta Federation of Labour

UPDATE: This analysis was updated on August 16, 2022, to include newly released data on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for July 2022.

Statement from the Alberta Federation of Labour

Third Day of Mourning under the shadow of the pandemic can be the last if we take action to make indoor environments safer

Kenney’s Alberta pension scheme is ‘risky’ and ‘costly’ and he knows it