June, 2001

• June 21
  AFL calls on Federal government to mark June 21st
  Aboriginal Peoples Solidarity Day, as a recognized statutory holiday
• June 15
  AFL cautions government about the pitfalls of denying paramedics the right to strike
  Expanding "essential service" designation is an unjustified infringement on rights
• June 8
  Paramedics’ strike demonstrates why denying right to strike not in public interest
  Government should scrap plans to expand "Essential Service" Legislation, says AFL

May, 2001

• May 31
  Government Creates False "Emergency" to Strip Ambulance Workers of Rights
  Government Acting Like a "Two Bit Dictator"
• May 24 
  Union settles Petro-Canada Strike
• May 5
  Unions re-affirm commitment to work together
  New AFL president promises to fight for "better deal" for working people
• May 5
  AFL will elect new president and council tomorrow
  Cormack will hand reins to successor as Convention wraps up
• May 4
  AFL delegates debate strategies to halt erosion of democracy
  Award-winning journalist Linda Goyette and author Colleen Fuller will join panel discussion
• May 3
  AFL delegates will rally at Petro-Can tomorrow to support striking workers
  Politics and human rights also on agenda as convention continues
• May 2
  AFL convention opens tomorrow in Edmonton 
  Union activists  and leaders gather in Edmonton for AFL Convention
  Unions will discuss links between democracy, globalization  and workers' rights

• April 28
  Day of Mourning Chance to Make Workplaces Safer
  No One Needs to Die Because of Work, Says AFL
• April 27
  Dues Suspension Decision Slap in Face To Alberta Workers
  AFL will Challenge Law as Violation of Charter of Rights
• April 25
  New Statistics Show Workplace Accident Rates Have Doubled in Past 10 Years
  WCB, Government Not Doing Their Job Properly, Says AFL
• April 11
  Government still refusing to acknowledge serious problems facing Alberta
  Throne Speech offered little more than platitudes, says Cormack
• April 10
  AFL President available for questions after Throne Speech
• April 04
  AFL urges Calgary city council to show some movement on transit strike

• March 26
  Solidarity and support for all workers
• March 20
  Federation of Labour marks International Day for the Elimination of Racism
  
• March 07
  This election is about bread and roses, says Cormack
  International Women’s Day demonstrates need for a government that values province’s women

• February 13
  Tories walking into election with "eyes shut and ears closed" to public’s real concerns
  Cormack says Throne Speech ignores widespread concerns over private health care, deregulation and the flat tax
• February 07
  New maternity and parental leave provisions benefit all working parents
  Cormack commends Dunford’s decision to adopt committee’s recommendations

• January 29
  Cormack Expects Premier’s Address to Short Circuit on Utility Rates
• January 25
  Labour Rally at Edmonton International Airport
• January 16
  Audrey Cormack to step down as President of the Alberta Federation of Labour

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