CLC President available to media following Bill C-39 committee appearance
October 20, 2026
OTTAWA — Canadian Labour Congress President Bea Bruske will be available to media Tuesday, October 20, following her appearance before the House of Commons committee studying Bill C-39. Bruske will discuss the legislation’s consequences for collective bargaining and the right to strike, and outline the changes workers are demanding: repeal Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code and remove the…
CLC brings solution to Parliamentary Committee as Bill C-39 threatens labour stability
October 20, 2026
OTTAWA – Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) President Bea Bruske will appear before the parliamentary committee studying Bill C-39 today, warning MPs that the government’s proposed powers to end legal strikes could undermine the labour stability they purport to improve. Bruske will urge committee members to remove the proposed expansion of Section 107 and adopt amendments the CLC has already presented…
Workers rally at MPs’ offices across Canada to defend right to strike
October 15, 2026
OTTAWA – Workers are rallying in 21 communities across Canada today, warning MPs that Bill C-39 will fuel labour unrest as some of the country’s largest unions pledge to defy the proposed restrictions on the right to strike. With MPs home for constituency week, demonstrations are taking place outside constituency offices across the country, including those of Prime Minister Mark…
On October 15, workers and supporters across the country are coming together for a National Day of Action to send one message loud and clear: PROTECT THE RIGHT TO STRIKE. Sign up now to join an action in your community, stand with workers across Canada, and make sure your MP hears from you.
Defend the right to strike telephone townhall – October 13
October 9, 2026
This is a critical moment for workers across Canada. Pressure is building on the government to protect the right to strike, walk back changes to Canada’s labour laws, and scrap strike-breaking Section 107. Now we need to keep it up. On October 13, join workers, unions, and supporters from coast to coast to coast for a major national telephone townhall.…
Bill C-39 could create more labour unrest, union leaders warn
October 8, 2026
OTTAWA — Bill C-39 could make labour disputes longer and harder to resolve, union leaders warned MPs Thursday, undermining the stability the federal government says the legislation is intended to protect. Ahead of Thursday’s second reading vote, Canadian Labour Congress President Bea Bruske joined Candace Rennick, National Secretary-Treasurer of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Tom Doran, President of the…
World Day for Decent Work: Canada’s unions fighting to protect the right to strike
October 7, 2026
As workers around the world mark the World Day for Decent Work on October 7, Canada’s unions are sounding the alarm over the federal government’s proposed restrictions on the right to strike. Canada’s unions have been clear: decent work means decent rights, including the right to strike. Expanding government powers to restrict workers’ constitutionally protected right to strike is the…
Global labour body warns Bill C-39 could violate Canada’s international obligations
October 2, 2026
OTTAWA — The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has written directly to Prime Minister Mark Carney, warning that Bill C-39’s proposed restrictions on the right to strike are “highly likely to violate” Canada’s international labour obligations under ILO Convention 87. Representing workers through national trade union organizations in 169 countries and territories, the ITUC is calling on the federal government…
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a reminder of our ongoing and collective responsibility to recognize and confront the legacy of the residential school system and other unjust colonial systems and policies impacting the lives of Indigenous peoples in Canada today. This year marks 11 years since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its final report and 94…
CEOs covered by new labour code make up to 199 times more than their workers
September 29, 2026
OTTAWA — As some of Canada’s biggest employers welcome the government’s new restrictions on the right to strike, new analysis from the Canadian Labour Congress finds that CEOs at six of Canada’s biggest employers make as much as 199 times the average compensation in their industries. In 2024, the CEOs of Air Canada, CN, CPKC, Rogers, Bell, and TELUS received…