Site Renovations
We are currently reorganization our website to improve its functionality and searchability. These renovations will be taking place over the next few weeks. In the meantime, if you came here… Read more »
Category: News
60th Anniversary Celebration; Unveiling of Commemorative Disc in Red Deer
The Red Deer & District Labour Council is encouraging all affiliates, members and friends to attend the Celebration of its 60th Anniversary which will take place this year in mid-October…. Read more »
2019 Calendar Now Available
Our 2019 calendar features The Great Labour Revolt of 1919. The Alberta Labour History Institute calendar for 2019 provides a concise and dramatic history of the Great Labour Revolt of… Read more »
News: Labour Board Certifies Union After Employer Fires Workers Who Were Organizing
NEW LABOUR LAW SHOWS TEETH AS LABOUR BOARD CERTIFIES UNION AFTER EMPLOYER VIOLATES WORKERS’ RIGHTS TO ORGANIZE Read the CBC article here. Employer power to intimidate workers who want to… Read more »
Robert Reich in Calgary: May 4
The Alberta Federation of Labour presents Robert Reich Saving Capitalism: Income Inequality and Populism May 4, 2018 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Doors open at 6:30 pm MacEwan Hall, University… Read more »
Defying Expectations: Book Launch
Jason Foster has a book launch coming up on April 12 – details are in the poster below. Here is a link to details about the book.
Archival Photos: 1910s-1920s
We’ve just added a gallery of archival photos from Alberta’s labour history in the 1910s to 1920s. Check them out here.
2018 Calendar Available Soon
The 2018 Alberta Labour History Calendar will soon be available. This year’s theme is “Indigenous Peoples and the Building of Alberta.” It traces the history of Aboriginal peoples’ work in this province… Read more »
New Profiles and Videos
We just updated the Moving Forward index of Alberta women and work yet again, with more profiles. As well, our main Interview page of oral histories has been updated with… Read more »
Moving Forward: Expanded
We now have dozens of profiles of Alberta’s working women in our Moving Forward project section. There is also a subsection for the Women of CUPW. Both are continually expanding,… Read more »