Press Releases Archive

CLC supports striking museum workers

Posted: Wednesday, 28 October 2009

Asks union members not to visit Civilization and War Museums OTTAWA – The Executive Council of the Canadian Labour Congress is asking workers who belong to its affiliated unions not to visit the Museum of Civilization and the Canadian War Museum in Ottaw… Read More

CLC responds to Flaherty pensions announcement

Posted: Tuesday, 27 October 2009

Georgetti says Canadians need full-fledged pension reform OTTAWA – An announcement by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty on regulations dealing with federally-regulated pensions is welcome but will have little if any immediate impact upon the pension security… Read More

Georgetti calls for immediate EI reform - CLC President says the unemployed running out of benefits

Posted: Friday, 9 October 2009

OTTAWA – The Canadian Labour Congress has renewed its call for the federal government to make immediate and comprehensive reforms to Employment Insurance to meet the basic needs of unemployed workers. “People are running out of EI benefits,” says K… Read More

CLC supports Bill C-50 - But Georgetti wants more reform of Employment Insurance

Posted: Thursday, 8 October 2009

OTTAWA – Parliament should pass Bill C-50 to help long-tenured workers who have been laid off, but the Employment Insurance system is still in desperate need of more comprehensive reform to help people who have been thrown out of work, says the Canadian L… Read More

CLC wants action on laws that foster child labour

Posted: Monday, 5 October 2009

OTTAWA – The Canadian Labour Congress says that federal, provincial and territorial labour ministers should immediately ratify the International Labour Organization’s Convention 138 on Minimum Age. The Convention seeks to prevent conditions that foster … Read More