Publication Archive

Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement – Round Two

Posted: Wednesday, 31 March 2010

In spite of strong opposition from civil society groups, the NDP and the Bloc Québécois, the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement continues to be one of the federal government’s top priorities. The government reintroduced legislation to implement the Ca… Read More

Lubicon Community Deserves Justice

Posted: Thursday, 25 March 2010

“Twenty years is too long to wait for justice” said Hassan Yussuff, Secretary-Treasurer of the Canadian Labour Congress. Twenty years ago, on 26 March 1990, the United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) ruled that Canada had violated the huma… Read More

Labour Advocacy Toolkit - Organising to Achieve Universal Access to HIV Prevention, Treatment, Care and Support

Posted: Tuesday, 23 March 2010

The challenge to HIV and AIDS has to be a long-term commitment. Trade unions are well suited to take on that challenge. As organisations they have been in existence for decades. They have been and are at the forefront of many long-term struggles for social … Read More

The 2010 Federal Budget: Canadian Labour Congress Analysis

Posted: 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 will … Read More

Canada's Labour Movement will Fight Unfair Cuts

Posted: Wednesday, 3 March 2010

CLC president Ken Georgetti and leaders of public sector unions are warning the federal government not to use the budget to cut public services or attack federal pension plans in order to pay off the deficit. “Let’s be clear,” Georgetti said, “Ca… Read More