Posted: Tuesday, 31 August 2010
Over the past twelve months, working people did something they have not done for a very long time. They changed their government's mind.
Last year, on Labour Day, unions called for action on retirement security. At the time, the economic crisis and recessi… Read More
Posted: Wednesday, 11 August 2010
On August 12, 2010, youth globally join together to celebrate the 25th anniversary of “International Youth Day” – a day that focuses on what has to be done to further the World Programme of Action for Youth. In December of 2009, the United Nations Gen… Read More
Posted: Tuesday, 10 August 2010
Executive Summary
On behalf of the 3.2 million members of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC), we want to thank you for affording us the opportunity to present our views. The CLC brings together Canada’s national and international unions along with the pr… Read More
Posted: Sunday, 1 August 2010
This Statement is intended to guide the actions of individuals and affiliate organizations who have pledged to take part in a national campaign to raise awareness about Canada’s inadequate minimum age laws and to advocate for Canada to ratify the Internat… Read More
Posted: Tuesday, 27 July 2010
The announcement by Treasury Board President Stockwell Day and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney that the federal government will re-examine employment equity in the federal public service comes as a surprise to the Canadian Labour Congress and its 3.2 mill… Read More
Posted: Wednesday, 14 July 2010
Discontinuing the long-form census and replacing it with a new voluntary questionnaire known as the National Household Survey is a mistake that will make it more difficult to develop public policy responses to changing demographic conditions.
“Like the m… Read More
Posted: Monday, 12 July 2010
The Canadian Labour Congress is dismayed that despite widespread opposition from trade unions, faith groups and development non-governmental agencies, legislation to implement the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement received royal assent on June 30, 2010.
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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
Posted: Friday, 25 June 2010
PRESIDENT EMERITUS, CANADIAN LABOUR CONGRESS
We are saddened to learn of the death of Sister Shirley Carr, who served between 1974 and 1992 as Executive Vice-President and later President of the Canadian Labour Congress.
Shirley was the first woman in the… Read More
Posted: Thursday, 24 June 2010
The Canadian Labour Congress stands in solidarity with lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) communities in this year's Pride celebrations.
For decades, Canada's unions have fought for the rights of the LGBT community. We have worked to challenge homoph… Read More
