"Apparently, it's okay to go out for a cup of coffee with a friend, as long as you're not disabled." A front-line worker with persons with developmental disabilities takes Minister Frank Oberle to task for his crass comments, courtesy of FFWD Weekly.

Here’s a revolutionary thought in today’s slash-and-hack economic climate: employers who pay their staff well and treat them like they matter can be more profitable than exploitative cheapskates.

Michener Centre in Red Deer is home to some of Alberta's most vulnerable people. Or, it was, until the government decided arbitrarily to close it.

What set off this latest round of attacks on the labour movement? Linda McQuaig answers.

 Sweeping cuts to executive pay needed to save services Albertans rely on

When the Fraser Institute says that Alberta's public sector is overpaid compared to the private sector, what they're really saying is that it's a shame that women in the public sector are getting paid equally with men for their work, unlike in the private sector.

Please ignore the man behind the curtain, says the Fraser Institute. Oh, and we're not spending any of our budget on political activities.

Can we really believe that?

How does the provincial government keep its privatization agenda for seniors homes from going off the rails? Simple. Call in the public sector.

There were nearly half a million temporary foreign workers in Canada in 2011, writes Vancouver-based writer and activist Krystle Alarcon. She says the program has been engineered to enable employers to skirt labour laws and pay lower wages.

By 1:18 pm on January 2, most Canadian CEOs will have earned as much as the majority of Canadians make in an entire year.

“We did not find evidence of unsafe bridges.” Maybe, but the rest of the audit of contracted out bridge inspections was pretty alarming.

The NFLPA and MLBPA have joined the fight against Michigan's Right-to-Work legislation. Read why.

Although Alberta’s greatest natural assets include bighorn sheep, grizzly bears and bull trout, the province’s public wildlife bank often goes unguarded. With three times fewer fish and wildlife officers on a per capita basis than neighboring Montana, Alberta is slowly abandoning wildlife protection.

94.4 per cent of us (93.8 per cent on the Prairies) agree that the federal government should ensure that all Canadians, no matter where they live or their ability to pay, have access to health care.

The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees is seeking changes to Bill 1, the Workers’ Compensation Amendment Act, 2012 to include presumptive Worker Compensation Board coverage to more employees who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.

AUPE President Guy Smith talks about Bill 1 and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder with reporters at the opening of the fall sitting of the Legislature on Oct. 23, 2012.