How Amazon Beat the Union in Alberta
Edmonton freelance reporter Ashlynn Chand worked at the Nisku Amazon facility in 2021 for five months. She reports here on the back-breaking conditions of work and on the union-busting tactics… Read more »
Edmonton freelance reporter Ashlynn Chand worked at the Nisku Amazon facility in 2021 for five months. She reports here on the back-breaking conditions of work and on the union-busting tactics… Read more »
Kudos to the 171 workers at Alpha House in Calgary who have just joined CUPE and to CUPE itself for its efforts on their behalf. Unions are under attack in… Read more »
1938-2021 Bill MacDonald passed away in Edmonton February 19. Bill’s career as a letter carrier spanned 4 decades, and he was a leader of the Letter Carriers Union of Canada… Read more »
We are proud to have folksinger extraordinaire Maria Dunn among our ALHI activists. And though we look forward to hearing all the new material in her new CD, Joyful Banner… Read more »
In collaboration with internationally recognized heritage consultant, Catherine C. Cole, the Edmonton Heritage Council is introducing an online workshop series, Wide Angle Lens: Empowering Community Heritage Practices. The workshops will take… Read more »
The Kathleen Andrews Transit Garage, honouring Edmonton’s first woman transit operator, was inaugurated on February 9 with its first departing bus. The inaugural bus was operated by a woman transit… Read more »
We have added a list of interviews about 1919 and the Winnipeg General Strike, including transcripts in PDF format, and videos. You can access it here.
“Working Women Unite! Feminist Unions and Labour Organizations in Western Canada, 1970-1990.” Dr. Julia Smith Wednesday, Nov. 27,12-1 p.m.Tory 2-48, U of A Campus Free coffee, bring your own mug…. Read more »
The Piece By Piece: The GWG Story website is now online! It is a virtual exhibit created by the Royal Alberta Museum in 2010. The multimedia exhibit is available in… Read more »
Photos from our workshop on the Great Labour Revolt of 1919, held October 11 & 12, are now online at our Facebook page – which you should like, if you… Read more »