Canadian Labour Congress

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — Speaking today at the International Labour Conference, Canadian Labour Congress Secretary-Treasurer Lily Chang called on governments around the globe to ensure workers have a meaningful role in shaping their economic future, including artificial intelligence, while warning against efforts to weaken collective bargaining and the right to strike.

The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) has launched a new webinar series in 2026, The Issues and You, designed to deepen workers’ understanding of the issues shaping our lives, our unions, and the broader labour movement.

In this series, we are exploring key challenges facing working people – from the fights unions are leading today, to global trends affecting ...

MINNESOTA — Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) President Bea Bruske delivered a message of solidarity and a call for a worker-centred approach to trade during a keynote address today at the AFL-CIO Constitutional Convention in Minnesota. The AFL-CIO represents more than 15 million workers across the United States and is the largest federation of unions in the country.

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OTTAWA –– Artificial intelligence is transforming work for millions of Canadians. Canada’s unions are united in calling for stronger AI laws, independent oversight, protections against surveillance and discrimination, and a greater role for unions in shaping how AI is used.

As these technologies become more deeply embedded in our workplaces and communities, it is cr...

Across the country, Canada’s unions are gearing up to showcase our unwavering solidarity and support for 2SLGBTQI+ workers and communities this 2026 Pride season.

“Solidarity as a labour movement looks like participating in Pride events from coast to coast to coast, as well as continuing to celebrate and stand with 2SLGBTQI+ communities in defence of their human rig...