Athabasca University HRLR professor. Director of @ParklandInst. Book reader and occasional book writer. More well known as @ABbeerguy
Joined September 2020
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The UCP’s announcement of a new ad campaign smearing Alberta teachers will only push them closer to strike action: “The government is less interested in figuring out a deal and more concerned about political optics,” says Parkland director Jason Foster.
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The last time teachers went on strike in Alberta was over 20 years ago. Why are we so close to one now? “This seems to be bubbling up from the members themselves. They're angry and want to see change,” says Parkland’s director.
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“In the last decade, inflation’s gone up by 25% — but workers’ wages sure haven’t. What we’re seeing now is workers pushing back across industries, across the country.” Listen to this interview with Parkland’s director, Jason Foster.
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School library book crackdowns, anti-LGBTQ+ policies, and calls for privatization: all under the banner of “parental rights.” Find out what’s behind this political strategy trying to reshape Alberta’s schools. Join our free webinar — tomorrow!
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The UCP says it can’t afford fair wages for teachers. Parkland’s director Jason Foster points out: “Just in the last budget, the government implemented a gigantic tax cut. So they’re making choices that mean whether they have or don’t have money.”
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As school support workers strike, the Alberta government sits on its hands and claims it can’t get involved in a “local bargaining matter.” But the UCP’s own secret mandates are the reason school boards can’t negotiate a decent deal with their workers.
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As Edmonton city council prepares to vote on budget adjustments, Parkland Institute is hosting a free webinar on Nov 28 to discuss the city’s finances. Inez Hillel will unpack key issues and offer evidence-based solutions. Register today! #yeg
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With 13% inflation over the last three years and very little change in workers’ paycheques, a strike wave is rolling through Canada.
How do you avoid a strike? Simple: “Employers have to put some money on the table,” says Parkland director Jason Foster.
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The path Alberta is on isn’t inevitable. Join us at our 28th Annual Fall Conference to explore new ideas and strategies for building a just and democratic future. November 15-17. Don’t miss out!
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As Canada announces a reduction in the influx of temporary foreign workers, Parkland’s director Jason Foster discusses the element of exploitation built into the TFWP: “It’s endemic. Exploitation is widespread across the entire program.”
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NEW: @AdamDKKing1 interviewed @ABworkprof about Alberta’s “unprecedented” approach to labour in Canada, which Foster characterizes as “a drift towards ‘Americanizing’ labour and employment in Canada.”
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Non-partisan, independent, committed to a better Alberta: Parkland Institute has been a beacon of progressive research in Alberta for close to 30 years.
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One week to go until Parkland’s 2023 conference kicks off! “Alberta At the Crossroads” will be a space where people can learn from each other and begin shaping the Alberta we want for us and future generations. Register now at parklandconference.ca/
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Coming up on my CBC Radioactive beer column we talk about the results of the @ABbeerAwards which were announced on Wednesday. And we get to try the Best of Show beer from @estbrew. @JessicaNgCBC @MinDhariwal @AltaBrewers
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This Thursday, join Equity Watch for a webinar with Parkland Institute director Jason Foster (@Abworkprof). Jason will be talking about the “war on labour” in Alberta and its Canada-wide ramifications. Free registration at us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Do you know what the world you want to build will look like? Parkland Institute wants to talk about it at our next annual conference, “Alberta at the Crossroads: Building the World We Want,” on November 17-19. Register now! parklandconference.ca/
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“It's tempting to think of the DynaLIFE fiasco as the story of an ambitious expansion of services to a private provider that sadly could not meet the demand. The crisis in Alberta’s laboratory services, however, has been more than a decade in the making.”
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“The economy is not about GDP, not about some abstract number. It's about health and education, about community well-being. If human needs aren’t being met in a fair and sustainable way, then the economy is not doing well”: @JimboStanford —live now at ualberta-ca.zoom.us/j/928373…
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Parkland’s Jason Foster on the pitfalls of the temporary worker program: “They get tied to a specific employer, which makes them very vulnerable to mistreatment, especially in the service sector, which already has questionable working standards.”
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Tourist hot spots in Alberta have been given the green light to dramatically boost the number of temporary foreign workers they hire. “The numbers are jaw-dropping,” says Parkland Institute’s director Jason Foster.
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