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WATCH: Oil Tycoon Thanks Alberta For Making Him So Rich

The Huffington Post Alberta | Posted 05.07.2013 | Canada Alberta
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Ever wonder how the world's oil tycoons feel about the royalty they are charged by the Alberta government? Movie theatre-goers can find out this month...

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The Ugly, Shady Side Of Foreign Workers Program In Alberta

The Huffington Post Alberta | Posted 05.06.2013 | Canada Alberta
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What was intended to be a tool aimed at preventing economic retreat and loss of revenue due to labour shortages, has become a go-to solution for compa...

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Labour Group Will Help Union Fight Government

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 05.02.2013 | Canada Alberta
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The Alberta Federation of Labour says it will help fight an attempt by the province to suspend the collection of dues by the union involved in the ill...

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The Largest Canadian Employers Using Temporary Foreign Workers

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 04.12.2013 | Canada Business
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Gord Nixon, the CEO of RBC, must have been pretty surprised when his bank’s move to outsource 45 jobs to contracted workers became a national contro...

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Too Many Temps

CBC | Posted 04.10.2013 | Canada Business
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The Alberta Federation of Labour called for an inquiry Tuesday after it obtained a government list of more than 4,000 companies given approval to hire...

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Temps Doing The Wrong Jobs In Alberta, Says Labour Group

CP | John Cotter, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.10.2013 | Canada Alberta
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EDMONTON - A labour group is calling for a review of a federal program designed to help employers quickly hire temporary foreign workers for high-skil...

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Budget Cuts Will Leave Everyone Suffering, Group Warns

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 05.04.2013 | Canada Alberta
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EDMONTON - Labour leaders in Alberta have joined forces to say they don't want to see public services cuts in Thursday's provincial budget.The group c...

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Farm Fatalities No Longer Reported in Alberta

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 10.20.2012 | Canada Politics
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EDMONTON - The Alberta Federation of Labour is criticizing the provincial government for no longer reporting farm fatalities.The federation says the m...

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Tory Move 'Makes Foreign Workers An Employer's First Choice'

CBC | Posted 09.16.2012 | Canada Business
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An Alberta labour group is slamming an agreement making it easier for Alberta companies to hire skilled foreign tradespeople. “Under th...

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Alberta's Raises Minimum Wage to Become SECOND Lowest In Canada

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 07.31.2012 | Canada Politics
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EDMONTON - Alberta is to raise its general minimum wage to $9.75 per hour on Sept. 1.The 35-cent increase will mean the province will have the second ...

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'Albertans Should Be Thanking Mulcair'

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 07.30.2012 | Canada Business
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CALGARY - The head of the Alberta Federation of Labour is defending Tom Mulcair in advance of the federal NDP leader's tour of the oilsands.Mulcair ha...

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