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This is where you can learn more about how the Canadian Labour Congress is making news. You can find all our news releases and opinion-editorial views, as well as recent speeches by our officers and open letters to government, industry and others on key issues of concern to working people.
Posted: Friday, 12 March 2010
OTTAWA – Unemployment in Canada is far worse today than it was 16 months ago and the federal government must do more to help laid-off workers, says Ken Georgetti, president of the Canadian Labour Congress.
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Event Date: Monday, 3 May 2010
Location: Corner Brook, NL
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Posted: Thursday, 4 March 2010
Canada needs added stimulus spending, improved EI, tax on global finance
OTTAWA – The federal budget has no plan to create jobs for 1.5 million unemployed Canadians and provides no road map to a prosperous economy, says Ken Georgetti, president of the … Read More
Posted: Tuesday, 9 March 2010
Sisters and brothers – many thanks for inviting me to speak to you on what is not only one of the most important issues facing us today – but one that will be critical to working people for decades to come – the future of our pensi… Read More
More Speeches
View All SpeechesPosted: Thursday, 4 March 2010
The Budget contains no big surprises but is still a big disappointment. Despite the fact that unemployment is and will remain very high, economic stimulus measures effectively end after this year. A few very small new investments in jobs and skills wil… Read More
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View All PublicationsPosted: Wednesday, 3 March 2010
On this International Women’s Day, the Canadian Labour Congress calls on all workers to act to end the attack on women’s equality rights in Canada.
Late in 2009, Canadians were shocked by the latest assault by the federal government… Read More
More Statements
View All StatementsPosted: Thursday, 10 December 2009
By Ken Georgetti - Canada’s finance ministers will meet in Whitehorse in mid-December to talk about pensions. The Canadian Labour Congress and its 3.2 million members welcome this development, but the retirement security crisis is too important t… Read More
More Opinion Editorials
View All EditorialsPosted: Tuesday, 15 September 2009
The Canadian labour movement asks Canadian parliamentarians to reject the Canada-Colombia agreement at least until a comprehensive, independent Human Rights Impact Assessment is completed, its findings broadly circulated and acted upon, and until the p… Read More
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