Unions release top 10 list of “lies and distortions” being used by UCP to justify cuts
October 07, 2019 13:27 ET
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Alberta Federation of Labour
McGowan urges citizens and reporters to use the list as protection against the “avalanche of b***s*** that the UCP is about to dump on our province” EDMONTON, Alberta, Oct. 07, 2019 (GLOBE...
Fair Registration Practices Act
June 20, 2019 10:53 ET
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The Association of Professional Engineers and Geosciences of Alberta (APEGA)
Edmonton, Alberta, June 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On June 19, 2019, the Government of Alberta (GoA) introduced Bill 11, the Fair Registration Practices Act. This bill aims to increase the speed...
International experience shows youth wages kill jobs for older workers
May 29, 2019 14:36 ET
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Alberta Federation of Labour
EDMONTON, Alberta, May 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Why would the government, in this day and age, go backwards to a youth minimum wage, something that was actually phased out in the 1990s because...
AFL Releases Report on Employment impact of UCP and NDP fiscal platforms; AFL Believes UCP plan will lead to 60,000 lost jobs over four years
April 08, 2019 13:24 ET
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Alberta Federation of Labour
EDMONTON, Alberta, April 08, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Alberta Federation of Labour commissioned economist Hugh Mackenzie to provide an analysis of UCP and NDP platforms, with a special focus on...
Ontario just passed a law undermining overtime rights: If Kenney wins the election, Alberta will follow suit
April 02, 2019 18:27 ET
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Alberta Federation of Labour
EDMONTON, Alberta, April 02, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jason Kenney has been trying to reassure working Albertans that his party’s plan to change the system for calculating overtime pay is no big...
Kenney’s proposed corporate tax cuts are “snake oil” that will make our economy sicker, not healthier
March 04, 2019 16:16 ET
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Alberta Federation of Labour
EDMONTON, Alberta, March 04, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The record from around the world shows that Jason Kenney’s plan to give tax breaks to corporations is more likely to slow the Alberta economy...
Alberta’s health care administration costs lowest in Canada
February 21, 2019 16:23 ET
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Alberta Federation of Labour
EDMONTON, Alberta, Feb. 21, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Alberta Federation of Labour would like to set the record straight with a cost analysis of Canada’s health care administration spending. ...
AFL Asks: Will Jason Kenney follow the lead of his friend Doug Ford by rolling back rights for working Albertans?
October 04, 2018 15:39 ET
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Alberta Federation of Labour
EDMONTON, Alberta, Oct. 04, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As Jason Kenney cozies up to Doug Ford at a joint rally in Calgary, the Alberta Federation of Labour is encouraging working Albertans to take a...
Worker Organization Urges Kenney to Fire Nixon Over his Role in Sexual Harassment Case
December 12, 2017 17:30 ET
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Alberta Federation of Labour
EDMONTON, Alberta, Dec. 12, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alberta’s largest worker advocacy organization has joined the chorus of people calling on UCP leader Jason Kenney to fire his house leader, Jason...
SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. Files Class Action Suit Against UCP, Inc.
May 30, 2017 21:00 ET
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Rigrodsky & Long, P.A.
WILMINGTON, Del., May 30, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rigrodsky & Long, P.A.: Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. announces that it has filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court...