Publication Archive

Labour’s Plan to Deal with the Economic Crisis - Full Version

Posted: Monday, 15 December 2008

1. Invest in Our Future: Infrastructure and Procurement The federal government should, in partnership with the provinces and cities, launch a major multi-year public investment program which would create jobs now, promote our environmental goals and build … Read More

Focused Study on the Causes and Impact of Work Stoppages in the Federal Private Sector

Posted: Thursday, 11 December 2008

Submission to Peter Annis, LL.B. by the Canadian Labour Congress The right to strike is a fundamental right related to our members freedom of association and freedom of expression as protected by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In our view, any amendme… Read More

Migrant Workers’ Rights to Equal Pay Upheld

Posted: Thursday, 11 December 2008

Temporary foreign workers are starting to see long overdue justice from exploitation and discrimination, thanks to union solidarity and support. A British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal ruled on December 3 that thirty eight construction workers, brought to… Read More

The 2008 Economic and Fiscal Statement and the Conservative plan to “Modernize” Pay Equity

Posted: Monday, 8 December 2008

The Conservative government of Stephen Harper, in its highly controversial Economic and Fiscal Statement of November 2008, indicated it intended to "modernize" the pay equity law. This initiative raised more questions than it answered: To what extent would … Read More