Pacific Region

Pacific Region

Welcome to the Pacific region of the Canadian Labour Congress. We are located in Vancouver, British Columbia and service the entire province of B.C and the Yukon. 

We work closely with the local labour councils and federations of labour on many workplace issues including collective bargaining, education, providing assistance during employment crises and many more functions.

Unions and social networking

Delegates to the CLC convention in Vancouver participated in an informative presentation on social networking by Juliette Powell, author, digital media consultant and co-founder of The Gathering Think Tank. She encouraged delegates who are not yet using social… Read More

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Working people have the power

Delegates to the CLC convention in Vancouver debated a political action policy paper aimed at labour’s mobilizing for the future. Delegates repeated the refrain that when working people stick together they have power. Many speakers recalled the success of… Read More

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Tribute to locked out workers

Delegates to the CLC convention in Vancouver were updated on four specific lockouts that are across the country. CAW members talked about their lockouts in Winnipeg and Toronto. In Winnipeg, the employer is attacking retirees’ pensions, as well as wages… Read More

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Publications

CLC Analysis of the 2013 Federal Budget

The major economic problem faced by Canadians today is not government deficits, or balancing the budget by the next federal election for electoral goals. The most pressing problems faced by Canadians are a sluggish economic recovery, a stalling job m… Read More

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Statements

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

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 comm… Read More

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Editorials

Bill C-377 is an invasion of privacy

Chris Vander Doelen, a writer for the Windsor Star, recently wrote about the Conservatives' anti-union Bill C-377, in glowing terms. The bill, which singles out unions to provide detailed information about their financial transactions, has now pass… Read More

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