Press Releases Archive

Canadians deserve to know the impact these budget cuts will have: Georgetti calls on government to hand over information to the Parliamentary Budget Officer

Posted: Wednesday, 27 June 2012

OTTAWA – Today, thousands more of the people who make Canada’s public service work will learn their jobs have been affected by the Conservative government’s latest round of budget cuts. Canadians, on the other hand, will have to wait for months, even … Read More

5.8 unemployed workers for every job vacancy: Georgetti says government has no job creation strategy

Posted: Thursday, 21 June 2012

OTTAWA – The President of the Canadian Labour Congress says that new Statistics Canada numbers give the lie to the federal government’s claim that unemployed Canadians do not want to look for work. Ken Georgetti was commenting on the release by Statist… Read More

International poll shows support in Canada for making job creation a priority: Canadians also support labour rights

Posted: Tuesday, 12 June 2012

OTTAWA - A 13-country poll conducted by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) shows that Canadians want their government to put an emphasis on job creation rather than on reducing debt. The poll’s results were released in Brussels on June 12 … Read More

Jobs Recovery remains fragile: CLC President comments on Labour Force Survey for May 2012

Posted: Friday, 8 June 2012

OTTAWA – The President of the Canadian Labour Congress says the federal government should step back from the radical changes it wants to make to the Employment Insurance Program in light of the country’s still-fragile employment situation. The facts, he… Read More

Global report takes aim at the Canadian government’s attacks on worker & trade union rights

Posted: Wednesday, 6 June 2012

A report released this week in Switzerland by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) accuses the Canadian Government of leading an attack on worker rights and for signaling to the country’s provinces and territories that it’s “open seasonâ… Read More

Green Economy Network denounces Bill C-38 & outlines counter plan for creating climate jobs

Posted: Wednesday, 6 June 2012

OTTAWA -- The Green Economy Network [GEN]* -- a new alliance of national labour unions, environment organizations, social justice and youth groups -- denounced today the Federal Government’s omnibus legislation, Bill C-38,  for driving a wedge between th… Read More