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Pension experts call for expanded CPP: Finance ministers set to discuss pensions at Victoria summit

Posted: Tuesday, 13 December 2011

OTTAWA – A group of leading experts on pension reform in Canada is urging Canada’s finance ministers to commit to expanding the Canada Pension Plan as the best means available to provide retirement security for Canadians. “We urge the finance ministe… Read More

CLC launches on line calculator on costly RRSP fees - CLC President says financial industry gouging investors

Posted: Friday, 18 November 2011

OTTAWA – The Canadian Labour Congress has launched an on line calculator to show how banks and financial investment companies are gouging people who are trying to save for their retirement. “Our research indicates that when a company charges you an ann… Read More

CLC criticizes Ottawa for introducing PRPPs: Georgetti says improved CPP best way to provide retirement security

Posted: Thursday, 17 November 2011

OTTAWA – The President of the Canadian Labour Congress says the federal government is making a big mistake in promoting Pooled Registered Pension Plans (PRPPs) as a solution to the pensions crisis in Canada. Ken Georgetti was responding to a government b… Read More

Financial Literacy Month

Posted: Friday, 4 November 2011

The financial industry has declared November to be "Financial Literacy Month" in Canada. It's a month where banks, mutual funds, and insurance companies will try to educate ‘uninformed’ individuals, but gloss over their predatory behaviour that allows t… Read More

Labour Day 2011 – What’s gone wrong for Canadian workers?

Posted: Friday, 2 September 2011

CLC officers will celebrate Labour Day with Canadian workers on Monday, September 5. CLC President Ken Georgetti will be in Halifax, while Hassan Yussuff, CLC Secretary-Treasurer, will be in Toronto. Executive Vice-Presidents Barbara Byers and Marie Clarke … Read More

Young workers bearing brunt of unemployment: CLC president comments on job numbers for July 2011

Posted: Friday, 5 August 2011

OTTAWA – Young workers continue to bear the brunt of unemployment in Canada and the government has to do something about it, says Ken Georgetti president of the Canadian Labour Congress. “There are far too many young people unemployed or working in par… Read More

“It’s a Lemon” - Canadian Labour Congress says feds new pension scheme a non-starter

Posted: Thursday, 21 July 2011

OTTAWA – “Sounds like they’re trying to sell us a lemon.” That was Ken Georgetti’s reaction to an announcement earlier this week from the federal minister responsible for retirement security on the Conservative government’s plans to push ahead … Read More

CLC President says Conservatives complicit in attack on young workers and retirement security

Posted: Tuesday, 28 June 2011

OTTAWA ― With the passage of back-to-work legislation, the federal government and Canada Post are one step closer to dismantling decent wages for young workers and their future retirement security, says Ken Georgetti, president of the Canadian Labour Cong… Read More

Conservative postal bill attacks young workers: CLC’s Georgetti says legislation undermines retirement security

Posted: Friday, 24 June 2011

OTTAWA – The Conservative government is siding with Canada Post to attack young workers and their retirement security, says Ken Georgetti, president of the Canadian Labour Congress. Georgetti was responding to back-to-work legislation introduced into the… Read More

Ken Georgetti writes Labour Minister Lisa Raitt re: Canada Post

Posted: Friday, 17 June 2011

Ken Georgetti writes Labour Minister Lisa Raitt protesting the Minister's interference in the collective bargaining process at Canada Post. The Honourable Lisa Raitt, MP Minister of Labour House of Commons Dear Minister: On behalf of the over three m… Read More

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