Labour & Employment in Alberta

Back in September, I blogged about how Alberta’s OHS inspectors seemed unwilling to address uncontrolled aerosol hazards in a workplace. My...

A friend and I were chatting the other day about the ongoing occupational health and safety (OHS) problems at the Cargill meat-processing pl...

Earlier this week, Alberta announced it would be implementing a new funding model . This model links up to 40% of institutional funding t...

There has been much written about the Kenney government’s attack on organized labour in its 2019 budget (which include layoffs and wage free...

The Parkland Institute recently issued a very interesting report entitled “I ndigenous gendered experiences of work in an oil-dependent, r...

If you're looking for a last-minute Christmas present, I’ve just released a new book entitled Canada’s Labour Market Training System ....

On September 28, support staff in Living Waters Catholic School District went on strike. Living Waters and AUPE have been negotiating for ...

Alberta's new OHS legislation has (finally) made joint health and safety committees (JHSCs) mandatory for employers with more than 20 e...

In late June, the federal government announced it had signed new labour market training agreements with Alberta worth $1.7 billion over the...

A few weeks ago, Athabasca University opened a new course. IDRL 215: Introduction to Labour Relations replaced the venerable IDRL 201 and...

McMaster University recently announced North America’s first PhD program in labour studies is opening. It builds upon McMaster’s existi...

As Alberta moves towards a model where academic staff will have the right to strike (and employers will have the right to lockout), the on...

For those of you hoping for some awesome 1980s music, please amuse yourself with the video below (yes, a tractor duel between Justin Trudea...

My daughter starts junior high this week. A friend was joking with me about working from home and “take your daughter to work day” (usually...