Canada’s unions call for stronger action on jobs and public services
November 4, 2025
OTTAWA—Today’s federal budget lands at a moment of deep uncertainty. Workers are facing rising prices, a growing trade crisis, and public programs stretched to the limit. With U.S. tariffs already costing Canadian jobs, this budget was a chance to show Canada is ready to stand up for workers, build resilience, protect jobs, and invest in people and public services. “When…
Budget 2025 must create jobs by investing in people and infrastructure—not cuts and corporate giveaways
October 31, 2025
OTTAWA—As workers and communities face growing uncertainty from Trump’s trade war, inflation, and a rising affordability crisis, Canada’s unions are calling on the federal government to use Budget 2025 to invest in people and infrastructure—not cuts and corporate giveaways. “Workers are doing their part to hold this country together, our elbows are up, but they’re being squeezed from every direction,”…
Bruske on pre-budget measures: When government listens to workers, we see progress
October 27, 2025
OTTAWA—Canada’s unions welcome today’s pre-budget measures that recognize the essential role of workers in building a stronger, fairer economy. These investments show that when government listens to working people, we can make real progress together. Doubling the Union Training and Innovation Program is a smart investment in Canada’s future. Unions deliver the most comprehensive, advanced, and high-quality training in the…
Statement by Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress
October 23, 2025
In response to the Prime Minister’s pre-budget address OTTAWA – Prime Minister Carney is right to say that Canada faces uncertainty, but for many workers, that uncertainty is now a reality. Across the country, workers are being squeezed by an affordability and housing crisis, job losses tied to the ongoing trade war with the United States, and growing anxiety about…
Canada’s unions put workers at the heart of NDP leadership race
October 23, 2025
OTTAWA –– The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) put workers’ issues in the spotlight on Wednesday, hosting the first major public event of the NDP leadership race. The workers-first forum brought leadership candidates Avi Lewis, Heather McPherson, Rob Ashton, Tanille Johnston, and Tony McQuail together to engage directly with worker concerns. Moderated by CLC President Bea Bruske, the event gathered more…
Workers first: The CLC hosts a forum with NDP leadership candidates
October 16, 2025
OTTAWA — On Wednesday, October 22, the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) will host a worker-first forum with official NDP leadership candidates, a sanctioned leadership race event officially recognized by Canada’s NDP. The forum will bring together Avi Lewis, Heather McPherson, Rob Ashton, Tanille Johnston, and Tony McQuail for a series of moderated discussions focused on their vision and leadership approach…
Postal workers under attack: labour leaders join Ottawa rally for public postal service
September 29, 2025
OTTAWA, ON – On Wednesday, October 1, CLC Executive Vice-Presidents Siobhán Vipond and Larry Rousseau will stand alongside workers, allies, and other labour leaders to demand fairness, job security, and respect for Canada’s striking postal workers at a rally on Parliament Hill. Postal services in Canada are under attack, and postal workers are bearing the brunt of decades of bad…
As Parliament Returns, Canada’s Unions Say: No More Cuts, Invest in Workers
September 17, 2025
OTTAWA — With Parliament’s fall session underway and the Bank of Canada’s latest interest rate decision, the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) is urging the federal government to stop pushing cuts and start investing in the people who keep this country running. At a press conference this morning, CLC President Bea Bruske and Senior Economist DT Cochrane warned that Canada’s economy…
Canadian Labour Congress Responds to Bank of Canada Rates and Fall Session of Parliament
September 16, 2025
OTTAWA, ON — With Parliament’s fall session underway and the Bank of Canada set to announce its latest interest rate decision, Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) President Bea Bruske and Senior Economist DT Cochrane will address Canada’s state of the economy — marked by rising unemployment, stalled growth, and global trade instability — warning that cuts to public services and program…
Statement by Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress, on the Prime Minister’s trade and tariff announcement
September 5, 2025
Ottawa – Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress, released the following statement: “Canada’s unions are ready to work with government to make sure today’s announcement delivers for workers and for our economy. Ottawa‘s strategy must prioritize good jobs and better lives for workers their families. To succeed, we need we need a clear industrial strategy that coordinates across…