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Canadian taxpayers left holding the bag in London plant shutdown: Georgetti says Caterpillar should be forced to seek Canadian buyer

Posted: Friday, 3 February 2012

OTTAWA – The President of the Canadian Labour Congress says the federal government should force Caterpillar Inc. to put its London, Ontario diesel assembly plant up for sale to a Canadian buyer to keep jobs in this country. Georgetti was commenting on an… Read More

Next budget must create jobs, not destroy them: CLC President comments on job numbers for January 2012

Posted: Friday, 3 February 2012

OTTAWA – The President of the Canadian Labour Congress says that the upcoming federal budget should work at creating jobs and not destroying them. Ken Georgetti was commenting on the release by Statistics Canada of its Labour Force Survey for January 201… Read More

CLC’s Barb Byers speaks to CFS National Day of Action

Posted: Wednesday, 1 February 2012

OTTAWA -- Barb Byers, CLC Executive Vice-President, told a national student rally in Ottawa that the Canadian labour movement stands with students in their demands for lower tuition fees, the elimination of student debt and an increase of funding for public… Read More

CLC report: Corporate Tax Freedom Day is February 1st - Big businesses hoarding cash from tax giveaways, not creating jobs and investments

Posted: Wednesday, 25 January 2012

OTTAWA – A new research study from the Canadian Labour Congress shows that companies in Canada will be popping the champagne corks to celebrate Corporate Tax Freedom Day on February 1st. Thanks to big corporate tax giveaways, they will have, by then, paid… Read More

Government must shift from cuts to job creation: CLC President comments on job numbers for December 2011

Posted: Friday, 6 January 2012

OTTAWA – The President of the Canadian Labour Congress says the job market is deteriorating and the federal government must shift its focus from making cuts to assisting in job creation. Ken Georgetti was commenting on the release by Statistics Canada of… Read More

Georgetti says bloated CEO salaries are ‘obscene’: CLC wants Ottawa to reverse corporate tax cuts

Posted: Tuesday, 3 January 2012

OTTAWA – The President of the Canadian Labour Congress says that the salaries and benefits of corporate CEOs are “obscene” and that in its next budget the federal government should reverse planned corporate tax breaks. Ken Georgetti was responding to… Read More

CLC to Flaherty: Suspend planned corporate tax cuts - Ottawa must tie tax cuts to job creation

Posted: Wednesday, 14 December 2011

OTTAWA – The President of the Canadian Labour Congress has written to Finance Minister Jim Flaherty requesting that in his next budget he reverse planned tax breaks for corporations. “The government keeps cutting corporate taxes in return for a promise… Read More

Next budget must improve EI for the unemployed: CLC President comments on job numbers for November 2011

Posted: Friday, 2 December 2011

OTTAWA – The next federal budget early next year must include measures to improve income security for unemployed workers, says Ken Georgetti, President of the Canadian Labour Congress. “Canada’s economy is headed for a slow down, according to the Org… Read More

Manufacturers, labour support extension of job sharing: Ken Georgetti, Jayson Myers respond to Flaherty statement

Posted: Wednesday, 9 November 2011

OTTAWA – Leaders representing Canadian manufacturers and exporters and the Canadian labour movement are pleased that the federal government will extend for one year a job sharing program allowing workers who would otherwise have been laid off to work part… Read More

CLC pleased that Ottawa showing flexibility on deficit: But Ken Georgetti concerned unemployment will keep rising

Posted: Tuesday, 8 November 2011

OTTAWA – The Canadian Labour Congress is pleased that Finance Minister Jim Flaherty promises to show some flexibility about deficit reduction targets in the face of a looming economic slowdown, but predicts that unemployment will continue to rise in Canad… Read More

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