Calgarians are in fighting mood! About 2,000 took to the streets downtown to tell the AB govt to stop the cuts & the $4.7-billion tax giveaway to corporations #abprotests#able#aupe When we fight, we win!
By next fall, up to 30,000 students will have entered Alberta schools with no additional funds to support them. Read our news release here-> https://t.co/c43R4ZAdYo #abed#ableg#ABbudget
Jason Kenney goes out of his way to NOT talk to labour leaders. But UNA VP @unajane cornered him tonight at the Premiers’s reception in Saskatoon and gave him an education on labour relations. He’s learning that it doesn’t pay to mess with nurses. #ableg#abpoli#canlab
"The only effective answer to organized greed is organized labor" - Thomas Donahue, secretary-treasurer of the @AFLCIO from 1979 to 1995 and president in 1995. #strongertogether#canlab#ableg#abpoli
Mobilize on May 1 – International Workers Day!
Two weeks after the Alberta election, people of fighting spirit will gather in Edmonton along with millions around the world to defend the rights of workers and the rights of all! https://t.co/4Iu2RCeL26 i #canlab
REMINDER: When the UCP tries to say that this government has been bad for Albertans, remember that in fact, it has been great for many of us - including children. Maybe our definition of who matters is just different than Kenney's... https://t.co/79hJ6u9JsS #alberta#abvote
We represent workers across Alberta, which is why we care so much about diversification. A diverse, strong economy = more prosperity for hard working Albertans #abpoli#alberta
Violating postal workers’ rights is putting safety and equity at risk. Not only is this unfair, it’s unconstitutional — and we need to say so right now. Tell the Prime Minister, the Minister of Labour, and the CEO at Canada Post right now https://t.co/ppsQTPr8FA #canlab#cdnpoli
With a public, national, universal, single payer pharmacare plan, you don't have to worry about aging out of a parent's drug coverage or losing your job and benefits - you'd always be covered regardless of your age, income, or where you live. #canpoli#canlab#WhyPharmacare
"It is in all our interests that unions succeed in organizing the workplaces of the present and future...and that we as citizens retain a skeptical eye towards the further concentration of economic power in unaccountable private hands." https://t.co/Tpg6JTq97R #canlab#cdnpoli
One UCP member said their plans "are going to hurt." That's why thousands of Albertans have joined Next Alberta - we believe investments in jobs, infrastructure, and people mean we don't need these kinds of cuts. https://t.co/U3IqQ425u3 #ableg#alberta