Canadian Taxpayers Federation attack on front-line nurses’ contract shows open collusion with the Kenney government
Add your reaction ShareAlbertans didn’t vote for Kenney to cut and privatize their public health care
Alberta Health Services review lays the groundwork for conservative agenda of deep cuts and privatization
Read more“We shouldn’t be basing our future on bulls#!%”
AFL president Gil McGowan responds to statement from Finance Minister Travis Toews on so-called “Blue Ribbon” panel report
Read moreSolidarity! AFL president joins locked out Regina Co-op Refinery Unifor workers
‘We all need to push back because Canada’s middle class is at risk,’ says McGowan
Read moreAFL questions Janice MacKinnon’s independence from UCP government
Government provided close communication support to chair of panel that calls for deep cuts
Read moreAFL demands independent investigation into the deaths of three CP Rail Calgary workers
Statement from the Alberta Federation of Labour
Read moreKenney’s “red tape reduction” is really a war on rules that protect citizens
In most cases, what Kenney and the UCP government call red tape are often important regulatory rules designed to protect consumers, workers, and the environment. Kenney’s “red tape reduction” is synonymous with deregulation; which has had disastrous impacts for people all over the world. Ultimately, deregulation helps private interests make money by exploiting, endangering and taking advantage of ordinary citizens.
Read moreWhile Canada reports a decent jobs rebound, Alberta’s unemployment rises
‘Where are the jobs, Jason?’ says Gil McGowan, AFL president
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