Labour & Employment in Alberta

Examining contemporary issues in employment, labour relations and workplace injury in Alberta.

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Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Holiday break

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With the university trying to make its books look better than they are by removing one-time liabilities before year end (because that will ...
Monday, December 17, 2012

Are sex-injuries on a business trip compensable?

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An Australian woman travelling on business and injured during sex , has finally won workers’ compensation benefits.  The in...
Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Tim Horton's in trouble of foreign worker treatment

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The issue of the use and abuse of Canada's temporary foreign worker (TFW) program has been in the headlines quite a lot lately. In BC, a...
Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Right to work laws in the US

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Neil Macdonald wrote an interesting and very accessible piece today about US right-to-work laws , specifically considering Michigan's in...
Monday, December 10, 2012

Justifying the exclusion of farm workers from OHS

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The autumn edition of Socialist Studies is out and with it is my paper " No right to be safety: Justifying the exclusion of Alberta fa...
Saturday, November 24, 2012

Workers and the Petro-State: Worker Safety and Injury in Alberta

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Workers and the Petro-State: Worker Safety and Injury in Alberta Parkland Institute Petro, Power and Politics Conference 24 No...
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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Settlement in Kevan Chandler fatality

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Six years ago, Kevan Chandler was killed while working for Tongue Creek Feeders. It appears that his widow, Lorna Chandle...
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