Statement by Bea Bruske: Canada’s unions are calling out Alberta Premier’s attempt to use trans and gender-diverse children, youth and adults to score political points

Statement by Bea Bruske: Canada’s unions are calling out Alberta Premier’s attempt to use trans and gender-diverse children, youth and adults to score political points

OTTAWA––Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress, released the following statement:

While governments talk, patients face endless waits and health workers are burning out

Bruske: A year after historic new health care agreements, a triple-demic and slow government action, means Canada’s health care system is still failing our children, seniors and all seriously ill patients.

Canada’s unions: Migrant workers in Canada deserve equal rights, protections

Canada’s unions are marking International Migrants Day by calling for greater protections and improved conditions for migrant workers engaged in the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). Thousands of workers come to Canada each year to work through the TFWP; Statistics Canada reports that temporary foreign workers represented around one-quarter of all agriculture workers in 2021. Many of these workers face…

World Day for Decent Work: Workers’ contributions should be rewarded appropriately

Canada’s unions mark World Day for Decent Work by calling on the governments to invest in creating better jobs.

International Equal Pay Day: Canada’s Unions Call for an Integrated, Long-term Care Workforce strategy

Whether it’s health care, child care, long-term care, or community and social services, care sectors across Canada are experiencing severe staffing shortages and wage discrimination. At the root of this crisis is the stark reality that care work is unrecognized and undervalued. On International Equal Pay Day, Canada’s unions are calling for increased wages for care workers and a Care…

As Parliament returns, people feel the pain from high prices, a slowing economy

CLC President Bruske: MPs must get to work to help families and prepare our economy for the future

Workers Eager to Contribute to National Electricity Grid Plan

OTTAWA – Canada’s unions applaud the federal government’s release of a vision for a net-zero electricity grid as part of the transition to a sustainable economy. This investment offers immense economic opportunity and Canada’s workers are ready and able to build the infrastructure we need to achieve this net-zero grid.  During a year when many communities are witnessing a worsening…

Statement from Canadian and Québec labour unions in solidarity with the family and colleagues of Shahidul Islam

The Canadian and Québec Labour movement, joining workers around the globe, condemn the brutal murder of Shahidul Islam, a 45-year-old father of two and President of the Gazipur unit of the Bangladesh Garment and Industrial Workers Federation (BGIWF). The attack took place on June 25, 2023, in the context of his work as a union leader seeking to address a…

Canada’s unions congratulate Leo Gerard on Order of Canada appointment

Statement from CLC President Bea Bruske on the appointment of USW International President Emeritus, Leo Gerard, to the Order of Canada: Today, our friend and esteemed colleague, Leo Gerard, was appointed Companion of the Order of Canada, this country’s highest civilian honour. Leo’s contributions to the labour movement – both in Canada and internationally – cannot be overstated. He has…

Never again: Canada’s unions mark 10 years since the Rana Plaza factory collapse

On April 24, workers in Bangladesh and across the globe will gather to mark the anniversary of the Rana Plaza garment factory collapse and mourn the loss of the more than 1,100 workers who were killed. Over 2,500 workers and their families continue to live with the aftermath of serious injuries sustained in one of the world’s worst industrial disasters.…