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EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - April 12, 2016) - At an educational breakfast this morning, dozens of concerned labour activists from 29 different electoral districts across Alberta...

EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - April 11, 2016) - The Alberta Federation of Labour is launching the Fair Start Alberta campaign, focused on increasing opportunities and wellbeing for...

EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - March 24, 2016) - The recently-announced review of Alberta's Workers' Compensation Board is long overdue, says the Alberta Federation of Labour. ...

EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - March 15, 2016) - Alberta's new essential services legislation strikes a reasonable and constructive balance between the right to strike enjoyed by all...

EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - March 9, 2016) - "The Wildrose Opposition's comments on the appointment of Kevin Davediuk as the Alberta government's Chief Advisor on Negotiations are little...

EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - March 6, 2016) - Support for public services is essential in the battle to advance the rights of women, says Alberta's largest labour organization. ...

EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Feb. 23, 2016) - The Government of Alberta should not waver from its commitment to supporting an expanded Canada Pension Plan. On Tuesday,...

EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Feb. 22, 2016) - The Federal Government must listen to working Canadians, not just employers when they review the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. ...

EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Feb. 18, 2016) - The Alberta Federation of Labour has released an independent economic analysis showing that the kind of austerity measures favoured by...

EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Feb. 17, 2016) - The Alberta Federation of Labour is releasing an independent analysis showing the impact that austerity budgeting would have on the...