President of the Canadian Labour Congress Ken Georgetti is calling for an all out effort to provide skills training to unemployed Canadians. Georgetti was commenting on the federal government’s March 21 budget for the year 2013-14. “We have a skills gap in Canada. We have more than 1.3 million unemployed Canadians and 5.7 unemployed workers for every available … Read more
President of the Canadian Labour Congress Ken Georgetti said Ottawa should admit that seasonal unemployment is a reality in Canada and design the Employment Insurance system accordingly. Georgetti was commenting on the release by Statistics Canada of its Labour Force Survey for February 2013. There were 1,332,600 unemployed Canadians in February, and the unemployment rate … Read more
Canadian Labour Congress president Ken Georgetti said the federal government should scrap changes it has made to Employment Insurance regulations, which punish unemployed workers and treat them like second class citizens. Georgetti added that these changes are not only cruel but they are poorly conceived. The full release is available online. Call 613-878-6040.
A research study by the Canadian Labour Congress shows that CEOs in Canada could be dancing in their suites to celebrate Corporate Tax Freedom Day on January 30. Their companies will by then have paid their share of taxes to all levels of government for the entire year. The study shows that between 2001 and … Read more
The President of the Canadian Labour Congress, Ken Georgetti, says an announcement by General Motors that it will shut down part of its production in Oshawa shows disrespect for Canada, Ontario and the local community. GM announced without warning that it will cease production of the Camaro sports car in Oshawa in 2016. The Canadian … Read more
President of the Canadian Labour Congress Ken Georgetti said that provincial and territorial finance ministers’ meeting near Ottawa can not allow the federal government to sabotage discussions aimed at improving the Canada Pension Plan. The full release is available online. Call 613-526-7431.
Canadian Labour Congress president Ken Georgetti said the government’s changes to the Employment Insurance system earlier this year have already turned sour. Georgetti was commenting on the release by Statistics Canada of its Labour Force Survey for November 2012. There were 1,369,700 unemployed Canadians in November and the unemployment rate was 7.2 per cent. In … Read more
On the National Day of Remembrance and Action, a coalition of women’s groups, shelters and labour organizations is urging the federal government to take concerted action to end violence against women in Canada. Reminding the government that its 2011 Throne Speech promised to address violence against women and girls, the Dec. 6 coalition called for … Read more
Ken Georgetti, president of the Canadian Labour Congress, said that the potential costs to taxpayers of a private members bill put forward by Conservative MP Russ Hiebert (South Surrey-White Rock-Cloverdale, B.C.) will be considerable. Figures provided by the Canadian Revenue Agency to the House of Commons Finance Committee estimate that implementing Hiebert’s Bill C-377, An … Read more
Commenting on the release by Statistics Canada of its Labour Force Survey for October 2012, Canadian Labour Congress president Ken Georgetti said that the Canadian economy is not producing enough jobs and the federal government must shift its priority from austerity and cutbacks to job creation. The Statistics Canada survey showed 1,410,000 unemployed Canadians in … Read more
