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
February 1, 2024
OTTAWA––Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress, released the following statement:
BHM: Canada’s unions honour the past to help shape the future
February 1, 2024
This Black History Month, Canada’s unions are celebrating the history and legacy of Black community members who have stood for justice and made Canada a more equitable country. “In the face of adversity and deep inequities, the actions of courageous Black community trailblazers and activists have carved out room for increased equity for Black and racialized workers and community members,”…
Canada’s unions mark January 29 with a call to action
January 29, 2024
Canada’s unions demand immediate action from the federal government to put an end to the alarming rise of hate and Islamophobia in Canada. The government must release its National Action Plan on Combatting Hate, as well as its long-promised and overdue online harms legislation without further delay, to combat the spread of fascism andfar-right extremism contributing to the rapid growth…
Canada’s unions urge MPs to address workers as we head into a new year
January 29, 2024
Bruske: Workers are calling on MPs for relief from the relentless cost-of-living crisis OTTAWA––As MPs head back to Parliament, Canada’s unions urged decision-makers to put people first by alleviating the cost-of-living crisis, fixing the healthcare crisis and the workforce crisis, and helping communities cope with the devastating impacts of climate change. “Workers and their families are facing tough financial choices…
Canada’s unions support Argentinian national strike
January 24, 2024
The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC), which represents 3 million workers across Canada, together with the Trade Union Confederation of the Americas (TUCA), the regional body of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), express our deep concern for the situation in Argentina. Since its inauguration on December 10, the government of President Javier Milei has promoted several measures that generate profound…
While governments talk, patients face endless waits and health workers are burning out
January 18, 2024
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.
Workers to MPs: Either stand with us or the rich business lobby
January 17, 2024
By Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress as published in iPolitics Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre speaks so loudly on so many issues. Which makes his silence deafening on how he’ll vote on a new law, Bill C-58, that would ban the use of replacement workers during strikes and lockouts. After months of trying to woo workers with sympathetic…
CLC Executive Committee reiterates its support for ITUC’s call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza
January 16, 2024
At its meeting in Ottawa last week, the executive committee of the Canadian Labour Congress received an update on the CLC’s support of an immediate ceasefire in Gaza as adopted by the General Council of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) in December. The ITUC is the largest trade union federation in the world. The executive voted unanimously to endorse…
Bruske: “Ed made this a better country for its working people. We’ll honour his memory by continuing to build a country where we take better care of each other.” Canada’s unions mourn the passing of longtime NDP leader and labour champion, Ed Broadbent. “Ed Broadbent was a giant among us, a man with incomparable heart and integrity. Ed championed workers’…