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Workers mark IDAHOBIT 2025 united against anti-2SLGBTQI+ hate

May 17, 2025
Across Canada, unions are marking the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia with a…
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Labour 7 Statement to G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors

May 14, 2025
Labour 7 urges G7 countries to put green and decent job creation at heart of…
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Statement from Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress, on the swearing-in of Prime Minister Carney’s Cabinet

May 13, 2025
OTTAWA – Today marks a new chapter for Canada, and workers are watching closely. With…
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Grieving families demand real enforcement of the Westray Law

May 9, 2025
Today, May 9th 2025, marks the 33rd anniversary of the Westray disaster, where 26 miners…
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Universal health care must include mental health

May 5, 2025
Canada’s unions are marking Mental Health Week by calling on the new federal government to…
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Statement from Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress

April 29, 2025
Today, we celebrate and thank Jagmeet Singh for his extraordinary leadership and unwavering commitment to…
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