President of the Canadian Labour Congress Ken Georgetti said workers in Canada have much to celebrate on Labour Day because union wages benefit the entire community. Georgetti said that researchers at the congress have found that on average unionized workers in Canada earn $4.97 an hour more than do other, non-union workers. “That extra money … Read more
President of the Canadian Labour Congress Ken Georgetti said that the job numbers for July 2013 are a big disappointment and he is calling on the federal government and employers to invest in both job creation and training. “Our economy lost 39,400 jobs in July and the unemployment rate is up. This is a wakeup … Read more
President of the Canadian Labour Congress Ken Georgetti said the government is deliberately trying to sabotage federal-provincial talks aimed at improving the Canada Pension Plan. “Finance Minister Flaherty is ignoring the wishes of Canadians and this country’s foremost pension experts who support an expanded CPP,” said Georgetti. He added that those self-interested groups want to force … Read more
Ken Georgetti, president of the Canadian Labour Congress, says that the federal government consistently fails to consult workers and their representatives when creating policies about jobs and training. Georgetti was commenting on the release by Statistics Canada of its Labour Force Survey for May 2013. There were 1,347,600 unemployed Canadians in May, and the overall … Read more
President of the Canadian Labour Congress Ken Georgetti said that a government bill claiming to promote financial transparency is actually meant to bully and harass unions and their members, and he is calling upon the Senate of Canada to defeat it. Georgetti appeared as a witness before the Senate banking committee, which is studying studying … Read more
New research conducted by the Canadian Labour Congress shows that in recent years migrant workers are filling most of the new jobs created in the Canadian economy. “Roughly 75 per cent of the new jobs created in Canada in 2010 and 2011 were filled by temporary foreign workers despite the fact that 1.4 million Canadian … Read more
President of the Canadian Labour Congress Ken Georgetti acknowledges changes that the government has made to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) but said those changes highlight the consequences of the government's failure to properly consult and listen to stakeholders when developing policy and legislation in the first place. The full release is available online. … Read more
Starting April 26, the Canadian Labour Congress, in conjunction with Common Causes, is supporting a series of events, including lobby days, rallies, and teach-ins to draw attention to the cutbacks made to Employment Insurance and other key programs and public services by the government in the name of austerity. On April 26 and 27, there … Read more
President of the Canadian Labour Congress Ken Georgetti wants immediate action to provide skills training to unemployed Canadians. Georgetti was commenting on the release by Statistics Canada of its Labour Force Survey for March 2013. There were 1,374,700 unemployed Canadians in March, and the unemployment rate was 7.2 per cent. “Unemployment remains unacceptably high by … Read more
The Canadian Labour Congress said more than 350 labour leaders met for a one-day summit on Friday, March 22 in Toronto, Ont., to talk about how their members can advocate for greater fairness for all Canadians. “The message is that people have to be fairly compensated for their labour and that legislative rights must be … Read more
