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AFL calls for paid leave for COVID-19 vaccinations

Posted on News by Leah Hall · February 24, 2021 1:47 PM
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Hundreds of days late, Kenney’s wage top-up program for frontline workers lands with resounding thud

Posted on News by Leah Hall · February 18, 2021 3:28 PM

Plan for Critical Worker Benefit “is yet another UCP dumpster fire”

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Aggressive action by union and workers saves lives by shuttering COVID-ridden pork plant

Posted on News by Leah Hall · February 16, 2021 9:05 AM

But who will protect non-union workers as variants pick up steam across the province?

  • Shocking AHS letter shows government didn’t act to protect workers at COVID-ridden pork plant.
  • Instead of ordering the plant to close, they blamed the workers and encouraged the employer to threaten them.
  • Employer only agreed to close the plant under pressure from union and threat of damning media coverage.
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Kenney government’s wage support for frontline workers is late, cynical and divisive

Posted on News by Helen Kurkut · February 10, 2021 2:06 PM · 1 reaction

EDMONTON – Today’s wage-support announcement for Alberta’s frontline workers is far too late, cynical and political, and continues to divide Alberta workers.

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With new variants spreading in Alberta, AFL calls on Kenney to reverse plan to ease pandemic restrictions

Posted on News by Leah Hall · February 09, 2021 2:00 PM

McGowan also challenges other leaders to advocate for a “zero-COVID” strategy

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On Second Anniversary of CP Rail Worker Deaths – AFL Calls for long overdue changes to railway enforcement

Posted on News by Leah Hall · February 04, 2021 2:45 PM

Railway Police Forces should no longer be left to police their own employers in the event of a workplace death

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‘Spend the federal emergency COVID-19 funds on Albertans now,’ says AFL

Posted on News by Helen Kurkut · January 28, 2021 11:45 AM · 1 reaction

AFL calls on the Kenney UCP government for immediate action to disperse federal money to help Albertans 

 

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School COVID-19 closures highlight need for mandatory paid sick leave, education funding

Posted on News by Leah Hall · January 25, 2021 10:35 AM

Alberta’s COVID-19 infections were starting to go down, then schools came back

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UCP has essentially seized control of all public-sector pension plans in the province

Posted on News by Leah Hall · January 14, 2021 1:00 PM

And they’re coming for the retirement nest eggs saved by Albertans through the Canada Pension Plan, too

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Unions urge feds to close loophole allowing CESSCO to use CEWS cash to squeeze locked-out workers

Posted on News by Leah Hall · January 13, 2021 11:39 AM

Pandemic relief money should be used to help workers, not hurt them

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