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UCP government creating policies that will contribute to gender inequality

Posted by · December 06, 2019 9:35 AM

On this day, the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, the AFL demands action on gender inequality in Alberta

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UCP is using a report that government experts characterized as “poor quality” and “highly inaccurate” to justify deep cuts to health care

Posted by · December 02, 2019 2:06 PM

Documents obtained through Freedom of Information paint a picture of the UCP’s willingness to use shoddy data to support pre-ordained conclusions

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Black Friday takes on a new meaning as Jason Kenney’s budget cuts lead to the loss of at least 750 nursing jobs

Posted by · November 29, 2019 2:48 PM

Statement from Gil McGowan, President of the Alberta Federation of Labour

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AFL says UCP will soon add a “worker gag law” to its growing list of anti-democratic actions

Posted by · November 26, 2019 2:40 PM

Legislation will be designed to silence workers and undermine union advocacy campaigns

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Government rolls back rights of agriculture workers in Alberta even further than they were before Bill 6

Posted by · November 20, 2019 4:13 PM

Statement from AFL president Gil McGowan on new UCP farm workers bill

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Union leaders tell UCP: ‘The money saved by Albertans for retirement belongs to them, not to you!’

Posted by · November 20, 2019 10:00 AM

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

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Alberta’s premier is doing what even Trump wouldn’t do – he wants to fire the man investigating him

Posted by · November 18, 2019 4:22 PM

But that’s not all. Kenney is also attacking the independence of Alberta’s biggest pension plans

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Unions warn that Kenney government is about to weaken workplace safety protections as part of so-called “Red Tape Review”

Posted by · November 15, 2019 10:31 AM

Health and safety protections are NOT ‘red tape,’ says AFL president

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UCP signals intent to roll back protections for Alberta workers

Posted by · November 14, 2019 2:31 PM

Albertans will, once again, be denied the workplace protections that other Canadians take for granted, say AFL

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New campaign asks Albertans to “Join the Resistance” against #KenneysCuts and the #KenneyRecession

Posted by · November 05, 2019 8:00 AM

Kenney’s cuts will trigger a recession and crash the Alberta economy, warn unions

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