The president of the Canadian Labour Congress Ken Georgetti said he is pleased the International Labour Organization has requested that the Canadian government look more closely at its laws and regulations related to the occupational exposure to asbestos. The International Labour Organization committee made it clear that it wants the Canadian government to demonstrate what … Read more
Canadian Labour Congress President Ken Georgetti made a statement about Canada's young workers being the victims of a high unemployment rate. Georgetti said that older workers can't get out because many of them do not have secure pensions, and that means younger workers can't find their first jobs or get decent work. The full statement … Read more
In response to the 2011 budget, Canadian Labour Congress Ken Georgetti said individual Canadians will suffer if the federal government makes deep cuts to public services. Georgetti said he is concerned that the government will slash public services that are essential to the quality of life of Canadians, which could include things like airport security, … Read more
President of the Canadian Labour Congress Ken Georgetti announced that the Speech from the Throne missed an opportunity to keep earlier promises to improve the Canada and Quebec Pension Plans. Georgetti said there is a looming pension crisis that will result in hardship for Canadians during their retirement. The full release is available online. Call … Read more
The Canadian Labour Congress announced that it has successfully wrapped up its 26th Constitutional Convention. The Congress said that the convention took place in Vancouver from May 9th to the 13th and hosted 2,500 delegates as well as visitors. CLC President Ken Georgetti said that the labour movement should call on every form of traditional … Read more
President of the Canadian Labour Congress Ken Georgetti said that unions have had many successes in standing up for working people, and he is calling on the labour movement to use every form of media available to tell that story. Georgetti said a strong labour movement whose members have good wages and benefits lifts everyone … Read more
The Canadian Labour Congress announced that the new government must address the issue of continuing high unemployment in Canada. President of the Canadian Labour Congress Ken Georgetti said that it is calling on parties to roll up their sleeves and get to work to create good, family-supporting jobs for the more than 1.4 million Canadians … Read more
The Canadian Labour Congress President Ken Georgetti released a statement saying that all parties in the 2011 federal election should address the lack of access by unemployed Canadians to Employment Insurance benefits. Georgetti adds that many unemployed workers have run out of benefits, and others don’t qualify at all. The full release is available online. … Read more
Canadian Labour Congress President Ken Georgetti called for a continued investment in infrastructure due to the slow recovery of the Canadian job market. Georgetti was responding to a Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey that found Canada's March unemployment rate remained high at 7.7 per cent. Georgetti said that he wants the government to assist in … Read more
President of the Canadian Labour Congress Ken Georgetti announced that the Canadian job market has not fully recovered from the recession. The CLC released a report showing that the number of full-time jobs has fallen by 101,600 since 2008. But the number of part-time jobs has increased by 156,100. Georgetti said that most Canadians want … Read more
