Statements

The Canadian Labour Congress supports International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO)

Posted: Wednesday, 15 May 2013

Twenty three years ago on May 17th, the World Health Organization (WHO) made the monumental decision to remove homosexuality from its list of mental disorders and illnesses. For lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and/or queer (LGBTQ) people and their communities… Read More

Georgetti to Prime Minister: Don't interfere in Crown Corporation collective bargaining

Posted: Wednesday, 8 May 2013

CLC President Ken Georgetti has written to Prime Minister Stephen Harper to protest against the government’s plan to interfere in the free collective bargaining process for Crown Corporations, including CBC, the Canada Council for the Arts, VIA Rail, the … Read More

CLC statement on workers’ deaths in Bangladesh

Posted: Wednesday, 1 May 2013

On the eve of the National Day of Mourning in Canada, and Workers’ Memorial Day internationally, a tragic reminder has unfolded in Bangladesh of why, for so many decades, the Canadian Labour Congress has continued to fight for the right of all workers to … Read More

Canadian Labour Congress supports fairer compensation system for injured soldiers

Posted: Wednesday, 1 May 2013

The CLC's Canadian Council adopted the following statement on Fair Compensation for Injured Soldiers at its April 29, 2013 Council meeting. Canada's soldiers have served as peacekeepers in conflict zones. They are sent to war and conflict by their governme… Read More

CLC deplores preventable factory deaths in Bangladesh

Posted: Friday, 26 April 2013

The Canadian Labour Congress deplores the preventable deaths and injuries that have occurred as a result of a tragic factory collapse near Dhaka, Bangladesh. We send our condolences to the victims, families and communities involved. The CLC also calls on th… Read More

CLC supporting protests against harmful EI changes, austerity

Posted: Friday, 26 April 2013

OTTAWA – The Canadian Labour Congress is offering its support to a series of actions to protest against the conservative government’s harmful changes to EI and its austerity agenda, says CLC President Ken Georgetti.  “The changes that this governm… Read More

2013 Day of Mourning Statement

Posted: Tuesday, 23 April 2013

Each April 28, Canadians mark this the Day of Mourning to call for more action to prevent the deaths of about 1,000 workers each year on the job or from workplace illnesses. It is a day of sadness, because workplace deaths and injuries are preventable   Read More

Georgetti writes to Prime Minister about TFWP

Posted: Wednesday, 17 April 2013

April 12, 2013 The Right Honourable Stephen Harper Prime Minister of Canada Office of the Prime Minister Dear Prime Minister, I am writing today regarding the state of Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) and your comments reported on… Read More

Earth Day Statement 2013

Posted: Monday, 15 April 2013

Earth Day was first established in 1970 and is recognized by countries around the world as well as by the United Nations. Unfortunately here at home, there is little to celebrate right now as Stephen Harper’s Conservatives have no plan to tackle climate c… Read More

Royal Bank abusing TFWP

Posted: Monday, 8 April 2013

The Royal Bank of Canada is abusing the Temporary Foreign Worker Program to the detriment of both migrant and national workers, says Ken Georgetti, president of the Canadian Labour Congress. Georgetti was responding to news that 45 existing RBC employees, … Read More