October 2002  

Alberta News

• Academic study says Alberta laws undermine right to join unions
• AFL Labour Law campaign wraps up first stage
• Activists pressure the Bay on sweatshops
• Albertans urged to add their names to Medicare Tree
• Council fumbles chance to end Shaw Strike
• Tories continue to ignore Auditor General recommendations
• Calgarians hammer out strategies to defend public services
• Budget squeeze undermines quality in education
• Organization aims to protect public good
• Tuition doubles in a decade

National News

• Senate plan will open door for privatization of Medicare, warn activists
• Privatization of hospitals would lead to more patient deaths
• Waitress awarded WCB compensation for exposure to second-hand smoke

International

• Bush uses heavy hand with long shoreman
• California passes law to protect rights of farm workers
• Italian workers stage general strike

Editorial

• Time to act on climate change

Opinion

• Hallett sentence sends message that employers can continue ignoring worker safety

• Council inaction on Shaw dispute is Shameful

• Canadians deserve a raise! Significant increases long overdue for workers

Special Feature

• Unions want Just Transition to sustainable economy
• Unions join the Kyoto debate
• Reduced emission targets are achievable without threatening the Canadian economy
• Alberta’s anti-Kyoto campaign costs taxpayers millions

Alberta Business

• Pension battle brewing
• Market pays the price for "irrational exuberance"

Health Care

• American health system leaves a growing number of workers without coverage
• Nurses fight health cuts in southern Alberta
• We can’t afford to loose Medicare, warns CEO