New labour leader promises to ‘mix it up’ - By PAULA OGONOSKI, Fort McMurray Today
The new president of the Alberta Federation of Labour said the oilsands of Wood Buffalo will be a battleground, as his organization gets tough with employers trying to deny workers their share of the economic boom.
Gil McGowan said plants in the region, particularly Canadian Natural Resources, are using the Christian Labour Association of Canada -- a "dummy" union -- and the threat of foreign workers to push skilled workers into inferior contracts.