Labour & Employment in Alberta

Bargaining between the Athabasca University Faculty Association (AUFA) and Athabasca University (AU) kicked off June 28th with an exchange o...

Earlier this week, the Parkland Institute released a report that I contributed to, entitled Thumb on the scale: Alberta government interfere...

In November, Andrew Stevens and Angele Poirier released a report that examined the union effect on wages and benefits across Canada to 202...

Canada has a long tradition of governments using their power as legislators to give themselves a further advantage in their role as an emplo...

A friend sent me this clip of John Oliver exploring union busting in the United States. Very applicable to Canada as well. -- Bob Barnetson

This blog was originally posted on the Parkland Institute blog . What can Alberta workers expect from a United Conservative Party governmen...

Two strikes, one affecting writers and the other actors, have brought most Hollywood productions to a stand-still over the past two months. ...

Two weeks ago, I wrote about the Athabasca University Faculty Association (AUFA) executive deciding to make a cash donation to a member. Ye...

Last Friday, the executive of the Athabasca University Faculty Association (AUFA) held an emergency meeting. After an apparently acrimonious...

Unionized workers can make gains and stave off concessions by attaching costs to employer behaviour in the hope that the employer will decid...

A meme from the 2022 CUE strike. Strikes and lockouts can have profound effects on workers, managers, organizations, and their relationships...

Employers often struggle to balance their interest in improving workplace safety with workers’ right to privacy. For example, the history of...

An unfair labour practice complaint, alleging Christmas cards sent by a union to the employer’s bargaining team amounted to “Mafia-esque” in...