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ILO convention on domestic workers will improve lives

Posted: Thursday, 16 June 2011

GENEVA – An agreement adopted by the International Labour Organization (ILO) on June 16 regarding decent work for domestic workers is precedent setting and it will bring about real change in the living and working conditions of those workers, says Barb By… Read More

Canada lags other OECD countries in child care

Posted: Thursday, 26 May 2011

Canada is lagging behind other member countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in providing affordable and good quality childhood education and care and the federal government has a responsibility to take action, says C… Read More

Coalition for gun control given award

Posted: Tuesday, 10 May 2011

Wendy Cukier, co-founder and president of the Coalition for Gun Control, accepted a $25,000 donation from CLC President Ken Georgetti at the national convention in Vancouver. Cukier thanked the CLC and many individuals who have given endless hours and stead… Read More

Unions and the social contract

Posted: Tuesday, 10 May 2011

Delegates to the CLC convention in Vancouver were treated to a lively debate moderated by the CBC TV’s Wendy Mesley. Four panelists analyzed the decline of the social contract in Canada’s economy in the years since World War II. They talked about the bi… Read More

CLC delegates distribute child care petition

Posted: Tuesday, 10 May 2011

Delegates to the CLC convention in Vancouver are circulating a petition to the House of Commons calling upon the federal government to legislate the right to universal access to child care and to provide adequate funding for provinces and territories to cre… Read More

Women’s forum: a balancing act

Posted: Tuesday, 10 May 2011

CLC Vice Presidents Barb Byers and Marie Clarke Walker welcomed more than 200 CLC delegates to a women’s forum at the convention in Vancouver. The two officers recounted examples of how women have mobilized since the last convention. They have developed t… Read More

Journalist challenges labour to stand up to the Conservative agenda

Posted: Monday, 9 May 2011

Hundreds of delegates and labour activists came together for an evening of solidarity, spectacular entertainment and challenging words on Sunday at the Human Rights Forum. Following greetings from CLC Secretary-Treasurer Hassan Yussuff, delegates were trea… Read More

Ken Georgetti greets the 2011 United Way-Centraide National Conference

Posted: Thursday, 14 April 2011

CLC President Ken Georgetti has provided videotaped greetings to the 2011 United Way-Centraide National Conference in Calgary. Georgetti talks about labour's partnership with the United Way in helping individuals and communities. He says that individuals ma… Read More

Stop cutting funding for women's programs!

Posted: Friday, 1 April 2011

The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) is disappointed by the New Brunswick government's decision to eliminate funding for the New Brunswick Advisory Council on the Status of Women (ACSW), an important advocate for women's issues. CLC President Ken Georgetti ha… Read More

Stop violent repression in Syria

Posted: Friday, 1 April 2011

The people of Syria are rising up in protest at repression of fundamental rights and the lack of decent jobs. The regime’s promises of partial reform are insufficient and they must immediately stop repression and open a dialogue with opponents. The Can… Read More

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