President of the Canadian Labour Congress, Ken Georgetti, wants the federal government to rescind work permits granted to a company that plans to bring coal miners to Canada as temporary workers. Georgetti has written to Human Resources Minister Diane Finley (Haldimand-Norfolk, Ont.). Georgetti refers to work permits issued to Dehua International allowing the company to … Read more
President of the Canadian Labour Congress, Ken Georgetti, wants a full public debate on an investment deal that the federal government has negotiated with the government of China. Georgett said this deal could have a huge impact on Canadians and the ability to determine the future, but there has been little or no public debate … Read more
The Canadian Labour Congress said the federal government is allowing corporations to hoard billions of dollars received in tax breaks, and that is undercutting Canada’s ability to create good jobs. Congress president Ken Georgetti said that a lot more jobs can be created in Canada but only if the federal government is prepared to change … Read more
A Canadian Labour Congress project targeting child labour in India has diverted thousands of children away from work sites and into primary school. The project is supported by funding from the Canadian International Development Agency. Congress president Ken Georgetti said that as a result of this project, 14 villages and 249 work sites have been … Read more
The Canadian Labour Congress said the best thing the federal government can do to show its respect for seniors would be to walk the talk and improve the pensions on which most seniors rely. President of the Canadian Labour Congress Ken Georgetti said that seniors need is retirement security; they need the federal government to … Read more
The Canadian Labour Congress said the veiled threats of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities and for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Pierre Poilievre (Nepean-Carleton, Ont.) to punish federal public servants for exercising their democratic rights as citizens has drawn the ire of the country’s largest labour organization. … Read more
The Canadian Labour Congress has released a study showing that on average unionized workers in Canada earn $5.11 an hour more than do non-union workers. Congress president Ken Georgetti said that extra money in the pockets of individual workers means the union advantage is worth a cumulative $793 million per week added to Canada's economy. … Read more
President of the Canadian Labour Congress Ken Georgetti said that Canada’s premiers are being forced to take the lead on issues that matter most to Canadians because Ottawa is not doing so. Georgetti made his comments in Halifax after monitoring a Council of the Federation meeting attended by Canada’s premiers and territorial leaders. Georgetti added … Read more
The Canadian Labour Congress says that too many young workers are unemployed or stuck in dead end jobs, and it wants Ottawa to develop strategies that would assist in providing full-time and secure work for them. Congress president Ken Georgetti was commenting on the release by Statistics Canada of its Labour Force Survey for June … Read more
President of the Canadian Labour Congress Ken Georgetti says the federal government should step back from the radical changes it wants to make to the Employment Insurance Program in light of the country’s still-fragile employment situation. The facts, Georgetti says, don’t back up the rhetoric government ministers are using to justify their sweeping reforms. Georgetti … Read more
