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Budget 2022: Progress on Building a New and Better Normal

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Thursday, April 7, 2022
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Some bankers and Bay St. CEOs want people to believe the economy is back to normal.

Key Points: 
  • Some bankers and Bay St. CEOs want people to believe the economy is back to normal.
  • But the reality is, the old normal meant banks raking in tens of billions in profits while hundreds of thousands of kids, seniors and families were living in poverty, warned Bruske.
  • A surtax on banks and insurance companies and investments in making housing more affordable while providing free dental care to low-income kids are concrete actions towards building a new and better normal.
  • When parties work with us and put people before politics, that means workers can thrive, instead of just survive.

Media Advisory - Canadian Labour Congress’ President Bea Bruske Available to React to Budget 2022

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Thursday, April 7, 2022
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OTTAWA, April 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress, will be available to talk about the impacts of Budget 2022 on workers and their families.

Key Points: 
  • OTTAWA, April 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress, will be available to talk about the impacts of Budget 2022 on workers and their families.
  • Bruske is available to outline how Canadas unions are looking to the Budget to take concrete steps to strengthen public health care and make life more affordable.
  • Give struggling families a break and bolster our public health care system, including through investments in pharmacare, dentalcare and action to address the health workforce crisis, Bruske added.
  • April 7, 2022 and/or in advance of the budget, by arrangement

Media Advisory - Canadian Labour Congress’ President Bea Bruske Available to React to Budget 2022

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Thursday, March 31, 2022
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OTTAWA, March 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress, will be available to talk about the impacts of Budget 2022 on workers and their families.

Key Points: 
  • OTTAWA, March 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress, will be available to talk about the impacts of Budget 2022 on workers and their families.
  • Bruske is available to outline how Canadas unions are looking to the Budget to take concrete steps to strengthen public health care and make life more affordable.
  • Give struggling families a break and bolster our public health care system, including through investments in pharmacare, dentalcare and action to address the health workforce crisis, Bruske added.
  • April 7, 2022 and/or in advance of the budget, by arrangement

Canada’s Unions Welcome Long-Delayed Ontario Child Care Deal

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Monday, March 28, 2022
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OTTAWA, March 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadas unions welcome todays long-overdue agreement to bring down the costs of child care for Ontarios inflation-weary parents and celebrate progress toward Canada finally achieving a nation-wide affordable child care system.

Key Points: 
  • OTTAWA, March 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadas unions welcome todays long-overdue agreement to bring down the costs of child care for Ontarios inflation-weary parents and celebrate progress toward Canada finally achieving a nation-wide affordable child care system.
  • Bruske also paid tribute to those who had worked so hard for so long to make national affordable child care a reality in Canada.
  • Lets remember and give thanks to the labour, child care activists and parents who have worked tirelessly for decades to keep child care on the agenda and pressure governments to do the right thing, said Bruske.
  • With deals now in place across the country, the next step is ensuring affordable child care is enshrined in law and backed by sustainable funding to expand the system and ensure all parents have access to quality, not-for-profit, public child care, concluded Bruske.

Canada’s Unions Welcome New Health Funding – Now Make It Permanent

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Friday, March 25, 2022
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OTTAWA, March 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress, made the following statement today on the announcement of $2 billion in new health care funding:

Key Points: 
  • OTTAWA, March 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress, made the following statement today on the announcement of $2 billion in new health care funding:
    Canadas unions welcome todays announcement of new funding to strengthen public health care, including to address backlogs that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • This new funding will be critical to helping provinces improve access to primary care and bolster mental health, long-term care, and home care.
  • We also welcome new investment in better health data, which is a vital part of governments working together to start addressing the health care worker shortage.
  • Working together with health workers, governments can build a stronger and more resilientpublic health care system and make sure that future generations of Canadians have access to the health care they need.

Canada’s Unions Stand with Teamsters Union and Demand Negotiations be Allowed to Continue

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Monday, March 21, 2022
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OTTAWA, March 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadas unions stand in solidarity with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) and call for Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) to bargain in good faith.

Key Points: 
  • OTTAWA, March 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadas unions stand in solidarity with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) and call for Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) to bargain in good faith.
  • Canada's unions stand in solidarity, and in support of theTCRCworkers, who play a fundamental role in this countrys supply chain.
  • Teamsters are at the table and are bargaining for a fair deal for workers.
  • We hope that the negotiations will be allowed to continue with mediation and that we avoid intervention by government.

Canada’s Unions: Victory Laps Premature When It Comes to Jobs Numbers

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Friday, March 11, 2022
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OTTAWA, March 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today’s Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey shows that the overly-rosy picture some claim about the economic recovery doesn’t hold up on closer inspection.

Key Points: 
  • Some workers, particularly in lower wage industries, simply havent seen the rebound that some professional and higher-wage sectors have experienced.
  • Meanwhile the accommodation and food services sector, which was hurting even before the pandemic, remains 17% behind pre-pandemic employment levels.
  • The reality is, hidden in the rosy job numbers are hundreds of thousands of Canadian workers being left behind.
  • Too many workers and families are not sharing in the recovery while governments and employers take premature victory laps.

Canada’s Unions Stand in Solidarity With Ukraine and Condemn Unprovoked Russian Aggression

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Thursday, February 24, 2022
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Canadas unions condemn this unprovoked act of aggression and stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine who now face violence, hardship and an uncertain future.

Key Points: 
  • Canadas unions condemn this unprovoked act of aggression and stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine who now face violence, hardship and an uncertain future.
  • The international community must stand united in the cause of peace for a free and sovereign Ukraine.
  • Canadas unions stand in solidarity with Ukrainian workers and families who want peace.
  • Canadas unions also reach out in solidarity to our nations proud Ukrainian-Canadian community, who fear today for the safety of family and friends tragically caught up in Russias armed confrontation.

Canada’s Unions Stand With Those Who Stand Against Hate

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Tuesday, February 15, 2022
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OTTAWA, Feb. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress, released the following statement:

Key Points: 
  • In the last week, we saw members of the community alongside the labour movement come together across the country.
  • In Quebec City, in Edmonton, in Vancouver, in Toronto, in Winnipeg, in Kingston and in other towns and cities across the country.
  • We must not allow disruptive messages of hate distract us from our work.
  • We urge everyone to stay safe and know that Canadas unions stand with you.

Welcome Progress in First 100 Days – But Much Work To Do in Next 100 Weeks

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Wednesday, February 2, 2022
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OTTAWA, Feb. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As we mark the first 100 days of this government tomorrow, Canada’s unions welcome progress made on a number of important issues. But with families reeling from rising prices and the pandemic still running through our communities, too many people are being left without help when they need it most.

Key Points: 
  • OTTAWA, Feb. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As we mark the first 100 days of this government tomorrow, Canadas unions welcome progress made on a number of important issues.
  • We saw the parties work together to make welcome progress over the past 100 days, including passing bills to ban conversion therapy; establish 10 days of paid sick leave for federally regulated workers and protect health care workers from harassment, said Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress.
  • Bruske added that all political parties have a responsibility to put workers and their families at the centre of Parliaments work.
  • Canadas unions will continue to actively engage MPs on behalf of millions of working families in this country looking for real progress on the issues that matter.