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The National Day of Mourning
The National Day of Mourning commemorates workers who have been killed, injured or suffered illness due to workplace related hazards and occupational exposures.
Read moreLet's Secure Workplace Pensions
The federal government has made it possible for low-income working seniors to keep more of their Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS). But the government must do more to protect pensioners in the event of a company going bankrupt.
Read moreCanadian manufacturing jobs matter
General Motors is betraying workers by closing its Oshawa plant.
Read moreGovernment Consultation for Pensions
Pensioners should never again be left high and dry.
Read moreCanada bans asbestos
Canada bans asbestos at long last — but it’s not enough! Thousands of Canadians have died because of exposure to asbestos.
Read moreLet’s secure workplace pensions
Working Canadians can take heart that a bigger CPP will now be waiting for them in retirement thanks to tireless advocacy of unions, seniors groups, anti-poverty organizations and others.
Read moreEnvironmental Racism
Canada’s unions say "there can be no environmental justice without racial justice."
Read morePostal workers deserve better
At the bargaining table, Canada’s postal workers have been calling for better health and safety protections, and for pay equity.
Read moreThis Pride season, Canadians deserve a pharmacare plan we can be proud of
Canada’s unions are kicking off Pride season by renewing the call for universal pharmacare. Too many LGBTQ2SI people are among the more than 3.5 million people living in Canada who can't afford to fill their prescriptions; and over half of people living in Canada are afraid they won’t be able to afford their prescription medication in the future.
Read moreCanada’s unions support Canadian retaliation against American steel and aluminum tariffs
Canada’s unions today applauded the Canadian Government’s retaliation against the unjustified and unwarranted American tariffs on steel and aluminum.
“I am pleased to see Canada respond so quickly and decisively to defend Canadian workers and industry against President Trump’s bullying tactics. Canada cannot waver in its defence of balanced trade,” said CLC President Hassan Yussuff.
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Korean Trade Union Leader Han Sang-gyun released from prison
The CLC joins the global trade union movement in welcoming the release of KCTU ex-president Han Sang-gyun, who was unjustly imprisoned for fighting labour reforms that would have worsened the lives of South Korean workers.
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