Statement Archive

World AIDS Day - December 1, 2011: Canadian Labour Congress calls for decisive Canadian government leadership on HIV and AIDS

Posted: Wednesday, 30 November 2011

On the occasion of World AIDS Day 2011, the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) calls on Canada to more vigorously pursue initiatives to help the world attain the World AIDS Day theme: “Zero AIDS target” on the pandemic. Today more than ever, the G8 countri… Read More

National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women

Posted: Tuesday, 29 November 2011

On December 6th, we commemorate the lives of the 14 women killed in Montréal in 1989. On this day, we remember all women and girls who are murdered or experience violence by partners, family members and strangers throughout this country. On this day, we re… Read More

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Posted: Monday, 28 November 2011

On December 3, the Canadian labour movement joins in the global effort to promote understanding of the rights of persons with disabilities. On this International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we reflect on the progress that disability rights activists h… Read More

It’s not about the tents: Canadian Labour Congress comments on moves to evict Occupy Protesters in Canadian cities

Posted: Friday, 18 November 2011

As cities in Canada move to evict and dismantle Occupy camps, the issues the protests raised won’t go away. “It is a shame that media and politicians have made this into a debate about tents, rather than a debate about the issues the occupiers are rais… Read More

CLC remembers its first Women's Bureau Director

Posted: Friday, 18 November 2011

The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) is saddened by the passing of Mary Eady, the first Director of the CLC's Women's Bureau, on November 16, in Ottawa. Mary was a tireless advocate for women's rights, trade union rights, public pensions and health care. Gro… Read More