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EDMONTON, Alberta, Sept. 03, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- “The MacKinnon report is a prescription for disaster and will not lead Alberta to prosperity,” says AFL president Gil McGowan. “It is an attack...

EDMONTON, Alberta, Aug. 22, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On the advice of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Person with Disabilities, the...

EDMONTON, Alberta, Aug. 16, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- It is clear that the UCP government’s minimum wage ‘expert’ panel announced yesterday is stacked against workers and includes mostly restaurant...

EDMONTON, Alberta, July 26, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oilsands companies Suncor Energy Inc., Husky Energy Inc. and Cenovus Energy Inc. reported Q2 income of over $2 billion due to Alberta tax cuts...

EDMONTON, Alberta, July 12, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Proposing to reduce health and safety requirements for Alberta farms and ranches is unconscionable, says the Alberta Federation of Labour. ...

EDMONTON, Alberta, July 11, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gil McGowan, President of the Alberta Federation of Labour, today made the following statement: “Premier Kenney announced his government would...

SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, July 10, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The presidents of federations of labour from across the country are in Saskatoon during the Council of the Federation meeting to encourage...

EDMONTON, Alberta, July 02, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This Sunday, July 7, Fair Start Alberta will host free community BBQs in St. Albert, Calgary, Red Deer, Lethbridge, and Fort McMurray to talk to...

EDMONTON, Alberta, June 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The president of Alberta’s largest worker advocacy group, the Alberta Federation of Labour, is outraged by actions taken by Premier Jason Kenney...

EDMONTON, Alberta, June 19, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gil McGowan, president of the Alberta Federation of Labour, has sent a letter to Premier Kenney asking him to clarify the government’s intentions...