Press Releases Archive

Georgetti says federal pension consultations too restricted

Posted: Wednesday, 24 March 2010

CLC leader says Finance Minister will face backlash OTTAWA – Ken Georgetti, president of the Canadian Labour Congress, says he is disappointed that pension reform consultations announced by the federal finance minister will include only three meeti… Read More

Jobs’crisis remains serious - Georgetti says government must do more to help laid-off workers

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. Georgetti was commenting on the release by… Read More

Georgetti says best way to eliminate federal deficit is to put 1.5 million unemployed Canadians back to work

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 Ca… Read More