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End of long gun registry “sad day” for workplace

Posted: Wednesday, 11 April 2012

The Canadian Labour Congress condemns this week’s Senate vote to end the long gun registry. “It’s a sad day for workplace and community safety,” said CLC President Ken Georgetti. The legislation to scrap the registry, destroy the data and gut the o… Read More

After nearly a decade Abousfian Abdelrazik is freed from his prison without walls.

Posted: Saturday, 31 December 2011

In December 2011, Mr. Abdelrazik finally had his name removed from an infamous terror suspect watch list maintained by the United Nations Security Council. Known as the UN 1267 list, Mr. Abdelrazik was subjected to onerous sanctions that denied him the rig… Read More

CLC urges MPs to oppose Bill dismantling gun registry

Posted: Thursday, 27 October 2011

The Canadian Labour Congress is urging Members of Parliament to oppose Bill C-19, which would abolish the Canadian long gun registry and destroy all the data it has collected since its creation. For Canada’s labour movement, the gun registry is an import… Read More

CLC statement on the anniversary of the Toronto G20 summit

Posted: Wednesday, 22 June 2011

The Canadian Labour Congress renews its call for an independent public inquiry into the police response to events that occurred preceding and during the G20 Summit in Toronto in June 2010. Canadians are rightly concerned about the reaction of police to act… Read More

CLC writes to Minister Cannon regarding Martial Law in Bahrain

Posted: Wednesday, 23 March 2011

The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) condemns brutal violence in Bahrain and has requested the Government of Canada to press the authorities in Bahrain to immediately end the state of martial law and for the removal of foreign troops. The CLC has also written… Read More

CLC Statement in Support of United Nations International Human Rights Day

Posted: Wednesday, 8 December 2010

Nearly 500 trade union activists, human rights advocates and allies are gathered in Ottawa, Canada today to commemorate International Human Rights Day at the CLC Rise UP! For Your Rights national conference. Universal dignity and access to justice for ever… Read More

CLC supports Abousfian Abdelrazik speaking tour

Posted: Tuesday, 16 November 2010

The Canadian Labour Congress and several other labour groups have hired Abousfian Abdelrazik to undertake a five-city speaking tour in Western Canada between November 17-23. “We have hired Mr. Abdelrazik for one week so that he can tell his story of to… Read More

Statement on G20 Summit Police Actions

Posted: Wednesday, 30 June 2010

The Canadian Labour Congress supports the call of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and other organizations for an independent inquiry into the actions of the police during the G8 and G20 summits. The G20 summit in Toronto on June 26 and 27 was an o… Read More

CLC Statement for March 21, 2009 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Posted: Thursday, 19 March 2009

At some point today, communities around the world may pause and remember the lives lost in Sharpeville, South Africa, 49 years ago. March 21, 1960 - hundreds of activists, peaceful, stood against the lethal apartheid regime that day, and said no to the … Read More

CLC Statement Honouring Black History Month/African Heritage Month February 2009

Posted: Thursday, 29 January 2009

February 2009 marks Black History Month also known as African Heritage Month. It is a month to acknowledge the history, legacy and global contributions of those with ancestral roots in Africa. The mass relocation of black Africans can largely be attributed … Read More

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