Statement by the Canadian Council of the Canadian Labour Congress

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The 55 unions represented on the Canadian Council of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) recognize without exception that when one of our affiliates is attacked, our movement is attacked.

Therefore, the CLC condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the decision and actions of the Unifor leadership to disaffiliate from the CLC and raid the members of UNITE HERE! Local 75 in the Greater Toronto Area. Raiding a union is a deplorable act that is irreconcilable with the principles of solidarity on which our movement was founded. The actions of Unifor are made worse when they defend their raiding activities with nationalist justifications and wholesale attacks on international unions.

Our Congress is made up of national, international and provincial unions from both the private and public sectors. The solidarity between these unions is where our movement derives its strength and integrity. The contribution to building our movement and defending workers’ rights and human rights in Canada by our international affiliates cannot be discounted, disrespected, or dishonoured. The CLC will continue to value and defend all of our members from attacks on their unions regardless of whether they are provincial, national, or international.

It is this solidarity that has led to the enhancement of labour laws, expansion of the Canada Pension Plan, the comprehensive ban on asbestos, the creation of a Just Transition task force, the increase of the minimum wage in a number of jurisdictions, and the gains on leave for survivors of domestic violence, to name only a few.

The unions of the Canadian Labour Congress pledge to:

Work together to protect our members from raids and organize the unorganized;
Defend our members and their international unions from baseless attacks; and
Recommit our efforts to the political action necessary to improve the lives of all workers.

The Canadian Labour Congress represents over 3 million workers and brings together Canada’s national, international, and provincial unions along with the provincial and territorial federations of labour and 107 district labour councils, whose members work in virtually all sectors of the Canadian economy, in all occupations, in all parts of Canada.

Signed by,

Hassan Yussuff

President

Canadian Labour Congress (CLC)

Marie Clarke Walker

Secretary-Treasurer

Canadian Labour Congress (CLC)

Donald Lafleur

Executive Vice-President

Canadian Labour Congress (CLC)

Larry Rousseau

Executive Vice-President

Canadian Labour Congress

(CLC)

Captain Dan Adamus

President

Canada Board

Air Line Pilots Association

International-Canada Board Office (ALPA)

Robert Ashton

President

International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU)

Brian Baker

National Executive Director

Directors Guild of Canada (DGC)

Robyn Benson

National President

Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)

Harvey Bischof

President

Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF)

David Black

National President

Canadian Office and Professional Employees’ Union (COPE)

Daniel Boyer

President

Quebec Federation of Labour (QFL)

Larry Brown

National President

National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE)

Anita Bryan

United Steelworkers (USW)

Chris Buckley

President

Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL)

Jessica Burnie

V-P Representing Workers with Disabilities

Danny Cavanagh

President

Nova Scotia Federation of Labour (NSFL)

Patrick Colford

President

New Brunswick Federation of Labour (NBFL)

Anouk Collet

United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW)

Bill Daniels

International Vice-President

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)

Debi Daviau

President and CEO

The Professional Institute of Public Service of Canada (PIPSC)

Sharon DeSousa

Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)

David Doyle

International Canadian Vice-President

Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Workers International Union (GMP)

Danielle Dubuc

V-P Representing Workers of Colour

Jody Dukart

International Auditor/Teller

United Mine Workers of America (UMW)

Vince Engel

International Vice-President, Western Canada

International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers (IAHFIAW)

James Given

President

Seafarers’ International Union of Canada (SIU)

Sam Hammond

President

Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO)

Mark Hancock

National President

Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)

Glen Hansman

President

British Columbia Teachers’ Federation (BCTF)

Lorraine Hewlett

President

Northern Territories Federation of Labour (NTFL)

Len Hope

President

Congress of Union Retirees of Canada (CURC)

Larry Hubich

President

Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL)

Milt Isaacs

Chief Executive Officer

Air Canada Pilots Association (ACPA)

James Jackson

Director of Canadian Affairs

Sheet Metal Workers’ International Association (SMWIA)

Patricia Knight

Teamsters Canada

Darrell LaBoucan

8th General Vice-President

International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers (IABSORIW)

Irene Lanzinger

President

British Columbia Federation of Labour (BCFL)

François Laporte

President

Teamsters Canada

Fred LeBlanc

13th District Vice-President

International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF)

Justin Lemphers

President

Yukon Federation of Labour (YFL)

John Lewis

International Vice-President and Director of Canadian Affairs

International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, its Territories and Canada (IATSE)

Suzanne MacNeil

V-P Representing Atlantic Region Labour Councils

George MacPherson

President

Shipyard General Workers’ Federation of British Columbia (SGWBC)

Joseph Maloney

International Vice-President Eastern Canada

International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers (IBB)

Joseph S. Mancinelli

International Vice-President and Regional Manager

Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA)

Anthony Marco

V-P Representing Ontario Region Labour Councils

Brenda McAuley

National President

Canadian Postmasters and Assistants Association (CPAA)

Gil McGowan

President

Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL)

Paul Meinema

National President

United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW)

Steve Morrison

International Vice-President and Director of Canadian Affairs

United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada (UA)

Patrick Murphy

Vice-President

International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA)

Kenneth G. Neumann

National Director

United Steelworkers (USW)

Martin O’Hanlon

President

Communications Workers of America, Canada (CWA/SCA Canada)

Casey Oraa

V-P Representing LGBTQ2SI

Yves Ouellet

Director General

FTQ-Construction

Mike Palecek

National President

Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW)

Stan Pickthall

General Vice-President

International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM&AW)

Ron Piercey

International Vice-President

Bakery, Confectionery and Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM)

Danielle Pohl

V-P Representing Pacific Region Labour Councils

Bill Pollock

President

International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW Local 251)

Carl Pursey

President

Prince Edward Island Federation of Labour (PEIFL)

Lionel Railton

Canadian Regional Director

International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE)

Kevin Rebeck

President

Manitoba Federation of Labour (MFL)

Candace Rennick

Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)

Dany Richard

President

Association of Canadian Financial Officers (ACFO)

Ian Robb

Canadian Director

UNITE HERE!

Carmen Rogers-Jones

V-P Representing Young Workers)

Ronald Rousseau

V-P Representing Aboriginal Workers

Jason Rowe

Canadian Vice-President

United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBCJA)

Mary Shortall

President

Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour (NLFL)

Linda Silas

President

Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU)

Stephanie Smith

National Union of Public and General Employees/ British Columbia Government and Service Employees’ Union (NUPGE/BCGEU)

Basia Sokal

V-P Representing Prairie Region Labour Councils

David Sparrow

National President

Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA)

Ainsworth Spence

V-P Representing Workers of Colour

Sharleen Stewart

International Canadian Vice-President

Service Employees International Union (SEIU)

Liz Stuart

President

Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association (OECTA)

Paul Thorp

President

Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU)

Scott Travers

President

International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE

Terri Van Steinburg

President

National Union of the Canadian Association of University Teachers (NUCAUT)

Ann Waller

Labourers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA)

Alan Willaert

Vice-President from Canada

Canadian Federation of Musicians (AFM/CFM)

Pauline Worsfold

Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU)

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