Publications

November job numbers show Canada’s economic situation remains precarious

Statistics Canada’s most recent Labour Force Survey results are cause for concern, as they demonstrate a continuing, precarious economic situation. Employment fell by 36,000 jobs in November, and the unemployment rate rose to 7.1 per cent. Nova Scotia and Manitoba saw massive increases in unemployment. Saskatchewan was the only province to see any job gains this month. “Looking at these…

On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, CLC recognizes CUPE activist Ann Ramsay

December 3 is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which aims to  promote awareness and mobilize support for disability rights issues. On this day, the Canadian Labour Congress recognizes a union member with an award for their disability rights activism. The Carol McGregor Award for Disability Rights Activism is named after an outstanding disability rights activist who passed away…

Labour, ENGOs to host climate jobs forum at COP21 climate summit

(Paris) The Canadian Labour Congress, Climate Action Network, and the Green Economy Network will co-host a forum at the COP21 climate summit at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday, December 3, 2015 to discuss just transition and their plan to fight climate change by creating one million climate jobs (.pdf document available here). Who:     Grand Chief Edward John, Chief of Tl’azt’en…

Canadian Labour Congress Brings Best Practices to Nigerian Fight Against HIV/AIDS

In 2014, the Canadian Labour Congress took on an unprecedented task: to take the resources and best practices developed to address HIV/AIDS in the workplace in Canada and bring them to Nigeria. After the CLC brought the idea to the Canadian High Commission in Nigeria, the Nigerian Labour Congress, the Nigerian government, the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) and other…

Unions take part in #GivingTuesday with #LabourGives campaign

This weekend, countless Canadians and Americans will be tempted by the frenzy of #BlackFriday and #CyberMonday sales in stores and online. Seeing how successful retailers had become over the American Thanksgiving weekend, 92Y, a cultural centre in New York City, wondered if there was a way to harness the same social media power to support communities rather than corporations. And…

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.…

Canadian unions say TPP needs thorough public debate

The statement below was adopted by the Canadian Council of the CLC at its meeting on November 9. On October 5th, the governments of twelve countries of the Pacific region announced that they had reached a historic trade agreement. Unfortunately for Canadians, there was little to cheer about. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement was negotiated behind closed doors, with no input…

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…

CLC report: reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Canada

Ten lessons Canada can learn from the U.S. on reducing greenhouse gas emissions Table of Contents Introduction Post-1990 – Emissions Rise, Kyoto Falls in North America Copenhagen and beyond – U.S. on track to meet 4% below 1990; Canada way off course to meet 7% over 1990 U.S. Emissions Reductions at the Federal Level – the President Barack Obama Plan…