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EDMONTON, Alberta, April 05, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Changes to overtime rules proposed by the UCP would have a substantial impact on many Alberta workers. By allowing employers to pay banked hours...

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...

EDMONTON, Alberta, March 27, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Alberta Federation of Labour applauds the NDP government announcement to subsidize all child care spaces in Alberta at a cost of $1.5...

CALGARY, Alberta, March 15, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jason Kenney’s proposed “Open for Business Act” should really be called the “I’m Delivering Anti-Worker Rules for My Rich Friends and Donors...

EDMONTON, Alberta, March 13, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- If Alberta voters want to use the next election to help turn the provincial economy around, they should be looking for candidates with a vision...

EDMONTON, Alberta, March 11, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Wednesday, Mar. 13, 2019, the Alberta Federation of Labour will unveil the Alberta labour movement’s 12-point plan for the future of Alberta...

EDMONTON, Alberta, March 08, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Women have made great strides in Alberta over the past four years – in both the workplace and in broader society – but that progress is at risk...

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...

EDMONTON, Alberta, Feb. 26, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Alberta Federation of Labour applauds the current NDP government for cutting the poverty rate for persons under 18 years old in half in just...

EDMONTON, Alberta, Feb. 21, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Alberta Federation of Labour applauds Premier Rachel Notley’s Made-in-Alberta energy strategy and the resulting Nauticol methanol plant just...