Labour

There’s no riding quite like Edmonton-Strathcona—and no Alberta politician quite like Linda Duncan.

Critics say Alberta’s workers compensation system has become more about protecting employers than injured employees.

As the urban encroaches on the rural, Alberta’s agriculture is increasingly endangered.

Why do so many young Albertans become workplace casualties?

Lured by the promise of lucre, a writer hits the rigs.

The Christian Labour Association of Canada claims it gives its members more dignity than a traditional union would. But does its approach really work?

In Alberta, it’s illegal for farmworkers to form a union. Eric Musekamp is fighting to change that.

Flown in to fill the labour gap, they are welcome to work—but that’s about all.

We’re booming. So why can’t our immigrants cash in?

I answered the phone. A male voice asked to speak to the man in charge. I said I was in charge and could I help him? “I don’t want to talk to a goddamn girl,” he replied. I snapped.