iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Alberta workers are overdue for a raise. On October 17, working people across the province are taking to the streets for the second Fight Back Now Day of Protest, followed by a massive rally in Edmonton on October 18. Find your local action at fightbacknow.ca

fightbacknow.ca

Fight Back Now! - Province-Wide Day of Protest — October 17, 2026

020

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Since 2019, every other province has raised its minimum wage by between 25 and 50 percent while Alberta's hasn't moved, and with prices up 25% over that time, minimum wage workers here have seen their real standard of living fall by 20%, according to economist Jim Stanford. afl.org/wp-content/u...

220

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Five provinces raised their minimum wage today. Ontario: $17.95 PEI: $17.30 Nova Scotia: $17.00 Manitoba: $16.40 Saskatchewan: $15.70 Alberta's minimum wage , the lowest in Canada, has been frozen at $15 an hour since October 1, 2018.

143

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Every child matters, today and always. 🧡 Read our statement on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: afl.org/statement-fa...

011

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

When the government works against the people – the people need to get louder. That’s why we’re fighting back. Join us! fightbacknow.ca ✊

000

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

If there isn't a rally in your town yet, or you want to help grow one, this is your sign to join the Albertans organizing these actions. In May, thousands of Albertans showed up in 16 communities. This time we're going bigger. ✊ Be a part of it at fightbacknow.ca ✊

fightbacknow.ca

Fight Back Now! - Province-Wide Day of Protest — October 17, 2026

011

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

📣 We now have protests planned in more than a dozen communities for the weekend before the referendum, from Calgary and Edmonton to Grande Prairie, Vermilion, Lethbridge, and Medicine Hat, with more still being organized.

fightbacknow.ca

Fight Back Now! - Province-Wide Day of Protest — October 17, 2026

100

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

✊ Thank you to the CUPE Alberta, USW and Unifor members at this week's Labour Votes school in Edmonton! Gil and Cori were given the opportunity to talk about the Oct. 17 Day of Protest and the Oct. 18 Edmonton unity rally. Find an action near you: fightbacknow.ca

010

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

📣 Sunday, October 18: Rally at the Alberta Legislature, the day before the UCP's divisive referendum. Saturday, October 17, is the province-wide Day of Protest, with actions across Alberta. Everyone who calls this province home belongs there. Show up and be loud! ✊ fightbacknow.ca

021

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

🌹 Today is International Equal Pay Day. Alberta has the largest gender pay gap in Canada — women here earn 17.4% less than men per hour — and we are once again calling for pay equity legislation. afl.org/statement-working-9-to-5-for-less-why-alberta-needs-pay-equity-laws

afl.org

STATEMENT: Working 9 to 5 for Less: Why Alberta Needs Pay Equity Laws

Alberta has the largest gender pay gap in Canada. Alberta women earn 17.4% less than men per hour on average. Alberta’s gender pay gap is not an accident. Alberta has failed to show leadership and…

011

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Join the provincewide Day of Protest on Saturday, October 17, and the Unity Rally at the Legislature in Edmonton on Sunday, October 18. Find your rally at FightBackNow.ca

011

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🚨 BREAKING: The UCP government's OWN REPORT shows Alberta separation could cost workers nearly $12,000 a year and send provincial debt as high as $442 billion. That's why the AFL is calling on Premier Smith to cancel the October 19 referendum.

142

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Calgary-Shaw voters just sent Danielle Smith a message 🗣️ The UCP won this riding by 3,300+ votes in 2023. ✊ Send it again this October: join the Day of Protest on Oct. 17, the Unity Rally on Oct. 18, and vote down Smith's referendums on Oct. 19. 🔗 fightbacknow.ca

063

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Great Saturday morning at the Run for Palestine in Edmonton! 🇵🇸 The Run for Palestine is an annual event held in cities across North America to raise money for Palestinians in need, and we were glad to participate in it. Stop the genocide!

010

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Alberta's oil and gas industry made $22 billion in profits in just the second quarter of this year, and over that same period it employed fewer people and paid them less. None of that extra money went into the pockets of everyday Albertans. We're definitely being robbed, but not by Ottawa.

032

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Secretary-Treasurer Cori Longo was in Canada 150 Square today for the Red Deer and District Labour Council's Labour Day BBQ, with workers, unions and activists from across central Alberta. Happy Labour Day Red Deer! ✊

000

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

AFL President Gil McGowan in Lethbridge today, handing out hot dogs and burgers at the Lethbridge and District Labour Council's Labour Day BBQ. The pouring rain didn't stop this city's workers and unions from coming out to enjoy some Labour Day eats and history.

010

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

We had so much fun with our fellow unions, public servants, and community at Edmonton's biggest Labour Day event, the Edmonton District Labour Council BBQ— packed as always. Happy Labour Day, Edmonton! fightbacknow.ca ✊

000

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

We were all over the province for Labour Day, and at the 58th Annual Cochrane Labour Day Parade, our Fight Back Now mobile turned heads! Is it just a minivan with signs and streamers taped to it? Yes. Did it work and get lots of cheers? Also yes. fightbacknow.ca ✊

001

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Sorry, boss, we’re at Pride 🗣️🏳️‍🌈. We were proud to march in Calgary’s 2026 Pride Parade alongside Alberta’s unions. Thank you to all of the volunteers that helped with our float, we couldn’t have done this without you ❤️

000

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Separatists are planning a rally the same day and bussing people into the city from all over the province. They're clearly trying to provoke a confrontation, and we won't allow that. The Edmonton rally moves to October 18. All other rallies stay on the 17th. fightbacknow.ca

fightbacknow.ca

Fight Back Hub - Province-Wide Day of Protest — October 17, 2026

000

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

As most of you know, our second Day of Protest against the UCP government's disastrous policies is October 17, two days before the referendum. We're changing the date just for Edmonton.

100

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Some behind the scenes pics from yesterday's report launch in Calgary ✨📹 We worked with Jim Stanford on this one to figure out what separation would actually do to Alberta workers, and the report we came back with is out now! It's called False Promises, Big Dangers. afl.org/press-releas...

011

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Separation would SHRINK Alberta's economy by 4 to 7 per cent in just the first year— up to $6,500 for every person in the province. That's just the start. On Monday, we're releasing a new report outlining just how disastrous separation would be for Alberta workers. Stay tuned for the full report.

143

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Danielle Smith says Canada shouldn't meddle in American politics. Americans have spent the past year and a half running misinformation campaigns pushing Alberta separatism, which is the oldest divide-and-conquer play there is. We have to stop being naive and start fighting fire with fire.

100

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

It wouldn't cut production, jobs or royalties the way cutting off the flow of oil entirely would, and the money raised from the tax could go to the workers and industries Trump's tariffs are already hurting.

100

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

These states also happen to be key states deciding control of Congress this midterm election season. That's why AFL President Gil McGowan is calling for an export tax on oil, raising prices at the pumps enough in those key states to make Americans feel it.

100

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

As Trump's trade war against Canada escalates, it's time to push back. Sixty percent of the crude the United States imports comes from Canada. The refineries in Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Ohio are built to run on Alberta bitumen, and the pipelines to feed them anything else don't exist.

100

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CANADA'S PRIME MINISTER MUST TARGET U.S. MIDTERMS WITH EXPORT TAX ON OIL 🚨 Alberta's top labour leader, Gil McGowan, sent a letter to the Prime Minister this morning, calling for a move that would raise prices at the pumps in key swing states ahead of midterm elections.

111

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

It wouldn't cut production, jobs or royalties the way cutting off the flow of oil entirely would, and the money raised from the tax could to go to the workers and industries Trump's tariffs are already hurting.

000

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

That's why AFL President Gil McGowan is calling for an export tax on oil, raising prices at the pumps enough in those key states to make Americans feel it.

100

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

60% of the crude the United States imports comes from Canada. The refineries in Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Ohio are built to run on Alberta bitumen and Alberta bitumen alone. These states also happen to be key states deciding control of Congress this fall midterm election season.

100

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Gil McGowan sent this letter to the Prime Minister this morning, calling for a move that would raise prices at the pumps in key swing states and push Americans to vote against the Trump administration this fall.

100

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Our theme is Worker Pride (back by popular demand!) and everyone who marches with us gets a free Worker Pride t-shirt! Register at the link in our bio! Happy Pride, Alberta 🌈

000

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

We're marching in the two biggest Pride parades in the province this year, and we want you to join us! ✊🏳️‍🌈 Edmonton: Saturday, August 22. Details at edmontonpridefest.ca Calgary: Sunday, September 6, right before Labour Day. Details at calgarypride.ca

221

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

@friendsofmedicare has been warning about this for months. The federal health minister is now saying it may break federal law. There are only so many doctors in this province, and the UCP has decided on who gets them first.

000

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Aside from everything else that's wrong with private healthcare, Bill 11 doesn't train a single new doctor or hire a single new nurse for this private system. Same doctors, same operating rooms, except some of those hours now go to whoever can pay, which means longer waits for those who can't.

110

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Since July 31, anyone in Alberta with enough money can skip the MRI line and pay their way to the front. On September 1, the same thing will start happening with surgery, when doctors will be allowed to spend part of their week operating on patients who pay privately.

100

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Earlier this week, WestJet's 4,400 flight attendants went on strike over unpaid work, and within just one day they had reached a tentative agreement. It got done where deals should get done, at the bargaining table. This is a reminder to every worker in this country that collective action works.

042

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

🚨 BREAKING: The Common Front, a coalition of 30+ Alberta unions, has released a joint statement pledging to stand with WestJet flight attendants as they prepare for a possible strike. "Every employer should understand that when they take on one group of organized workers, they take us all on."

054

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

They're comfortable saying it out loud because nobody has made them pay for it. They have a government that works for them. Their taxes go down, their subsidies go up, and workers' rights get overridden at all levels of government whenever it's convenient.

010

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Canadian billionaire Tobi Lütke, the CEO of Shopify, compared pensioners to legal dependents and said they shouldn't be allowed to vote, while endorsing a system where people making over $500,000/yr get five votes each. Billionaires in Canada are awfully comfortable saying these things out loud.

121

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

4,400 WestJet flight attendants could strike as early as Aug 2 after voting 99.4% in favour, with 97% turnout. They're only paid when the plane is moving — boarding, delays, safety checks are all unpaid. ~35 hours of free work a month. Every hour worked is an hour owed. ✊ endunpaidwork.ca

011

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Late to the photodump, never late to a pancake breakfast. It was great to be out with CUPE 37, CUPE 3550, ATU 583 and more this Stampede. 🥞✊

000

Alberta Federation of Labour @abfedlabour.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

If you marched in May, share your photos and your story on the Fight Back Hub or at communications@afl.org so your community's piece of the day is part of the record.

000