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Canadians need good jobs Georgetti says -- Unemployment among young workers also a problem

Posted: Friday, 9 April 2010

OTTAWA – The availability of good quality and family-supporting jobs for Canadians remains a problem even as the country begins to emerge from a devastating recession, says Ken Georgetti, president of the Canadian Labour Congress. Georgetti was com… Read More

Government’s EI announcement helpful but limited

Posted: Monday, 14 September 2009

Georgetti says changes will not touch most of the unemployed OTTAWA – The Conservative government’s planned changes to the Employment Insurance program are welcome but they will not help most of Canada’s unemployed workers, says Ken Georgetti, presid… Read More

Georgetti says Canada's unemployed running out of benefits - CLC President sees bleak Labour Day for jobless

Posted: Friday, 4 September 2009

OTTAWA – Unemployed Canadians will have little to celebrate this Labour Day unless federal politicians act now to improve Employment Insurance to meet the basic needs of all workers, says Ken Georgetti, president of the Canadian Labour Congress. “The c… Read More

Georgetti says recession far from over for Canada’s unemployed

Posted: Friday, 7 August 2009

CLC President asks Premiers to champion EI reform OTTAWA – The recession is far from over for unemployed Canadians, says Ken Georgetti, and he is urging premiers and territorial leaders to pressure the federal government to reform Employment Insurance. … Read More

Georgetti says workers forced into self-employment

Posted: Friday, 8 May 2009

CLC President challenges Parliament to fix EI now OTTAWA - Thousands of workers were forced to turn to self-employment in April 2009 because they can't find jobs or get Employment Insurance, says Canadian Labour Congress president Ken Georgetti. "We're se… Read More

EI is broken – it’s time to fix it!

Posted: Tuesday, 28 April 2009

OTTAWA – “How much more broken does Canada’s Employment Insurance program have to be before the federal government decides to fix it?” Canadian Labour Congress President Ken Georgetti said today, in reaction to the latest Statistics Canada figures o… Read More

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