Research List
Labour Organizations
Alberta Federation of Labour
The Alberta Federation of Labour is the largest and oldest labour central in the province. Currently, the Federation represents 107,000 Alberta union members from approximately 250 locals drawn from 40 different unions.
Canadian Labour Congress
The Congress is the national voice of the labour movement, but we speak for all workers and their families, in Canada and beyond. The majority of national and international unions in Canada belong to the Congress, and the CLC includes 12 provincial and territorial federations, and 125 district labour councils. We represent 2.3 million unionized workers.
International Labour Organization
The International Labour Organization is the UN specialized agency which seeks the promotion of social justice and internationally recognized human and labour rights. It was founded in 1919.
Government
Alberta Labour
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Social progress is the weight of laws designed to alleviate human suffering. In Canada, the Labour movement has been in the forefront of groups seeking such legislation, right from its earliest days. Pensions, health insurance, the shorter workday, a living wage, the right to organize - all these were fought for by workers in unions or trying to form unions. This web site traces the history of Canadian Labour with the aim of showing how it served its members while forcing broader reforms on our nation.
Research and Social Organizations
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives offers an alternative to the message that we have no choice about the policies that affect our lives. We undertake and promote research on issues of social and economic justice. We produce research reports, books, opinion pieces, fact sheets and other publications, including The Monitor , a monthly digest of progressive research and opinion. People need to know that there are workable alternatives. We work hard to make sure progressive ideas and research make it into the hands of citizens, activists, and the media.
Calgary No Sweat Coalition
The Calgary No Sweat Coalition works toward making our city a more globally aware and socially responsible place to live.
Canadian Social Research Links
Canadian Social Research Links, a virtual resource centre for Canadian social program information.
Catalyst Centre for Popular Education and Research
The Catalyst Centre celebrates and promotes innovative learning, popular education, research, and community development to advance positive social change.
Centre for Social Justice
The Centre for Social Justice is an advocacy organization that seeks to strengthen the struggle for social justice. We are committed to working for change in partnership with various social movements and recognize that effective change requires the active participation of all sectors of our community. Although the Centre is based in Ontario, our work increasingly takes us across Canada and into the international arena. The programmatic content of the Centre's work may change from year to year, but there is an on-going interest in working strategically to narrow the gap between rich and poor, challenging the corporate domination of Canadian politics, and pressing for policy changes that promote economic and social justice.
Council of Canadians
Founded in 1985, The Council of Canadians is Canada's pre-eminent citizens' watchdog organization, comprised of over 100,000 members and more than 60 Chapters across the country. Strictly non-partisan, the Council lobbies Members of Parliament, conducts research, and runs national campaigns aimed at putting some of the country's most important issues into the spotlight: safeguarding our social programs, promoting economic justice, renewing our democracy, asserting Canadian sovereignty, advancing alternatives to corporate-style free trade, and preserving our environment.
Free the Children
Free the Children is dedicated to eliminating the exploitation of children around the world, by encouraging youth to volunteer in, as well as to create programs and activities that relieve the plight of underprivileged.
Parkland Institute
The Parkland Institute is an Alberta research network situated within the Faculty of Arts at the University of Alberta. It operates within the established and distinctive tradition of Canadian political economy and is non-partisan.
WorkRights
WorkRights gives you a chance to access the latest information on the labour codes to your province, and to compare practices in your region with those of other provinces and territories in Canada.
Unions and Other Employee Organizations
Alberta Teachers' Association
"The Alberta Teachers' Association, as the professional organization of teachers, promotes and advances public education, safeguards standards of professional practice and serves as the advocate for its members."
British Columbia Teachers' Federation
The British Columbia Teachers' Federation is the union of professionals representing 45,000 public school teachers in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is based in Vancouver.
United Nurses of Alberta
United Nurses of Alberta is the union of Alberta's 18,000 Registered Nurses, Registered Psychiatric Nurses, student nurses and mental health workers. Since 1977 we have negotiated our Collective Agreements and we have improved our workplaces and Alberta's health care through our union.
Health Sciences Association of Alberta
The Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA) is a labour union representing more than 12,000 paramedical technical, professional, and general support employees in the public and private health care sectors of Alberta, Canada. HSAA maintains a head office in Edmonton and regional offices in Calgary and Lethbridge.
AUPE
Represents public sector workers employed by the Alberta government
CUPE Alberta
CUPE members provide the services that keep AlbertaÕs communities strong, healthy and vibrant. CUPE Alberta is the union organization that supports public sector workers on the job, in the political arena and in the community.
TWU
The Telecommunications Workers Union has a long and proud history of representing communications workers and workers in related fields.
Alberta Building Trades Council
Coordinates and harmonizes the activities, functions and interests of the Affiliated International Unions in the Building and Construction Industry.
National Farmers Union
NFU members believe that the problems facing farmers are common problems, and that farmers producing diverse products must work together to advance effective solutions. The NFU works toward the development of economic and social policies that will maintain the family farm as the primary food-producing unit in Canada.
Publications
Youth, Unions, and You - A Secondary Teacher's Guide to Labour Studies for B.C. Schools
News
Alberta Views
Briarpatch Magazine
Briarpatch features articles about people who are trying to make the world a better place for everyone who wants social justice
Canadian Association of Labour Media
The Canadian Association of Labour Media is a network of union publications and editors. It was founded in 1976 by the major affiliates of the Canadian Labour Congress. It launched a regular news and graphics service for members in 1986, and incorporated as a federal, non-profit organization the next year. It now counts about 500 member publications and radio or TV programs.
Canadian Dimension
Canadian Dimension is a magazine which shows there is an alternative to the corporate agenda and the dictates of the global market; that the dream of a better society is still alive. It provides a forum for debate, where red meets green, feminists take on socialists, socialists take on social democrats, whites hear from aboriginals, activists report from all corners of Canada, trade unionists report from the front lines, campaigns make connections, and the latest books, films, web sites, CDs, and videos are radically reviewed.
LabourStart
Today's labour news from Canada
Our Times
An independent Canadian labour magazine
rabble.ca
The hope is that rabble.ca will interest all those who are looking for alternatives to mainstream media. We hope to reflect the energy of the exciting democracy movement emerging around the world. At the same time, Rabble will be building on the strengths of the diverse movements for equality and social justice that have contributed so much over the years. Finally, this is a place where the creative spirit of our enormously talented cultural communities will be celebrated.
The Real News Network
The Real News Network is a global, alternative online news network that takes no advertising, government subsidies or corporate sponsorship. No strings. Just solid, fact-based news.
Straight Goods
Straight Goods is a watchdog working for Canadian consumers and citizens, helping you save money, protect your rights and untangle spin with investigative reports, features, forums, archives, and links to many others who share our values. We focus on important issues such as unions, women's rights, environment, health, consumer protection, etc.
This Magazine
This Magazine is one of Canada's longest-publishing alternative journals. Founded by a gang of school activists in 1966, and originally called This Magazine is About Schools , the modern-day This focuses on Canadian politics, literature and culture. This has been instrumental in trumpeting the new works of young Canadian writers and artists. In fact, over the last 30 years, This Magazine has introduced the early work of Canada's most notable writers, critics and artists, including Margaret Atwood, Rick Salutin, Stan Persky, Dennis Lee, Lillian Allen, Tomson Highway, Drew Hayden Taylor, Al Purdy, Robert Priest, Evelyn Lau, Dionne Brand, Michael Ondaatje and Lynn Crosbie.
History Web Sites
Alberta Labour History Institute
The Alberta Labour History Institute (ALHI) was founded in 1999 by a group of trade unionists, community activists, archivists, and historians who decided to take the first steps to collect, preserve, and publicize the stories of Alberta?s working people and their organizations. This web site is a contribution to that goal.
On to Ottawa Trek
Calgary and Southern Alberta Labour History
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