The Canadian Labour Congress is the largest democratic and popular organization in Canada with over three million members. The Canadian Labour Congress brings together Canada's national and international unions, the provincial and territorial federations of labour and 130 district labour councils.

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Canadian taxpayers left holding the bag in London plant shutdown: Georgetti says Caterpillar should be forced to seek Canadian buyer

Posted: Friday, 3 February 2012

OTTAWA – The President of the Canadian Labour Congress says the federal government should force Caterpillar Inc. to put its London, Ontario diesel assembly plant up for sale to a Canadian buyer to keep jobs in this country. Georgetti was commenting o… Read More

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Next budget must create jobs, not destroy them: CLC President comments on job numbers for January 2012

Posted: Friday, 3 February 2012

OTTAWA – The President of the Canadian Labour Congress says that the upcoming federal budget should work at creating jobs and not destroying them. Ken Georgetti was commenting on the release by Statistics Canada of its Labour Force Survey for January… Read More

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CLC’s Barb Byers speaks to CFS National Day of Action

Posted: Wednesday, 1 February 2012

OTTAWA -- Barb Byers, CLC Executive Vice-President, told a national student rally in Ottawa that the Canadian labour movement stands with students in their demands for lower tuition fees, the elimination of student debt and an increase of funding for p… Read More

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Ken Georgetti on Old Age Security

Posted: Monday, 30 January 2012

Ken Georgetti's letter on Prime Minister Harper's announcement to change Old Age Security as published in The Globe and Mail, Saturday, January 28, 2012 … Read More

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Canada can’t afford corporate tax bonanza

Posted: Wednesday, 25 January 2012

As published in the Toronto Star, Wednesday, January 25, 2012 Big businesses in Canada will be popping the champagne corks to celebrate Corporate Tax Freedom Day on Feb. 1. A new research study by the Canadian Labour Congress shows that by that date, beca… Read More

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