In Canada, a worker is a worker is a worker

In Canada, a worker is a worker is a worker

The country’s largest labour organization says it’s time for everyone who works in any of Canada’s provinces, territories, cities and towns – whether they work in a home, a factory, or a field – to be treated equally, including thousands of migrant workers who may (or may not) call Canada home. “Working people who bring their skills and their labour…

Collaborative approach will be key to realizing Canada’s climate change obligations

The Paris COP21 Climate Change Summit has culminated in an agreement that commits governments to the long-term goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C by the second half of this century. The agreement mandates reviews of emission reduction plans starting in 2018, signalling a commitment by all countries to phase out fossil fuels and reduce emissions to zero by the…

Labour unites with business, faith and community groups to support Syrian refugees

Canadian unions are uniting with business, faith and community groups to welcome and support the resettlement of the thousands of Syrian refugees due to start arriving in Canada shortly. “We welcomed the Canadian government’s commitment to welcome 25,000 Syrian refugees, and understand that we now have a responsibility to do our part and support that commitment in every way possible,”…

Let’s see more “real change” on Canada’s human rights record

Ten years ago, our federal government was forced to call a public inquiry into the role played by Canadian officials in the overseas detention and torture of a Canadian citizen – Maher Arar. Through that inquiry, led by Justice Dennis O’Connor, we learned that our own security and law enforcement agencies had mislabeled him a terrorist, and that their actions…

Labour, business, faith and community groups unite to support Syrian refugee resettlement

(Ottawa) Hassan Yussuff, President of the Canadian Labour Congress, Perrin Beatty, President and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Chantal Tie, Representative of the Canadian Council for Refugees and Arif Virani, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship will discuss how they and other organizations are uniting to welcome and support the resettlement of Syrian refugees…

Canadian Labour Congress Optimistic After Today’s Throne Speech

The Canadian Labour Congress is pleased by the tone of today’s Speech from the Throne, which indicated renewed commitment to key election promises. “We were pleased to see mention of important issues in today’s Throne Speech, like support for Syrian refugees and creating jobs through infrastructure investments, and we’re looking forward to working with the government to make sure they…

On Dec. 6, CLC focuses on domestic violence in the workplace

It has been more than 25 years since 14 women were murdered at Montreal’s École Polytechnique. And yet, women and girls in Canada still face violence in their homes, schools, workplaces, and communities every single day. For the past two years, the Canadian Labour Congress has been spearheading an initiative to address the impact of domestic violence in the workplace.…

Labour delegation to champion a just transition to a green economy at Paris Climate Change Summit

The Canadian Labour Congress is leading a 35-member delegation of public and private sector union representatives at the COP21 meetings on climate change in Paris next week. “We will work to ensure the negotiated text contains ambitious emission reduction targets and the ratcheting up mechanism that the previous Canadian government worked so hard to stonewall,” said CLC president Hassan Yussuff.…

CLC adopts statement seeking meaningful commitments ahead of UN Climate Change Summit

The CLC's COP21 statement calls on Canada to commit to ambitious, achievable science-based targets for significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions. I. Labour’s Urgent Need to Address the Climate Crisis Canada and the world must respond forcefully and without delay to the climate crisis. Climate change is already having significant negative impacts on workers and their communities, in Canada and around…

Honouring the Dead, Fighting for Equality

Transgender Day of Remembrance is held annually to honour people killed in the past year due to anti-trans hatred or prejudice. Each year, the number of trans murders and assaults seems to grow. Just as tragically, the suicide rate amongst trans people in Canada is one of the highest: Over 10 percent of the total population of trans individuals have…