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Posted: Thursday, 10 January 2013

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Georgetti writes to Mexican ambassador regarding persecution of workers

Posted: Wednesday, 16 February 2011

CLC president Ken Georgetti has written to the Mexican ambassador to Canada expressing “grave concern” about the situation of Mexican workers. Georgetti says that there has been a serious escalation in the violation of the rights of Mex… Read More

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CLC calls on Canada to withdraw recognition of new government of Paraguay

Posted: Tuesday, 17 July 2012

The Canadian Labour Congress calls on Canada to withdraw its recognition of the newly-installed government of Paraguay under Federico Franco and to withdraw diplomatic ties with Paraguay until democratic order is restored. We note Paraguay's neighbou… Read More

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Speech to the ILWU Memorial for the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Ballantyne Pier

Posted: Saturday, 19 June 2010

(Check Against Delivery) Sister and brothers, on this historic occasion when we gather to remember the brave workers of Ballantyne Pier, I am honoured to bring you greetings of solidarity from the 3.2 million members of the Canadian La… Read More

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Unions Necessary

Posted: Tuesday, 12 March 2013

A number of newspapers in the Sun Media chain recently carried an opinion piece by Quebec-based freelancer Eric Duhaime claiming that unions should be abolished. Duhaime is a die hard critic of unions who is frequently accorded space in Sun Media p… Read More

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