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Canadian Labour Congress/Congrès du travail du Canada / Beatrice Bruske, PRESIDENT

Address, activities & membership

Canadian Labour Congress / Congrès du travail du Canada - Address, activities & membership

Address:

2841 Riverside Drive
Ottawa, ON  K1V 8X7
Canada

Telephone number: 613-521-3400

  • Contact information in previous versions
    • 2841 Riverside Drive
      Ottawa, ON  K1V 8X7
      Canada

      Telephone number: 613-521-3400

    • 2841 Riverside Drive
      Ottawa, ON  K1V 8X7
      Canada

      Telephone number: 613-521-3400

      Fax number: 613-521-4655  

    • 2841 Riverside Drive
      Ottawa, ON  K1V 8X7
      Canada

      Telephone number: 613-521-3400  Ext. 447

      Fax number: 613-521-4655  

    • 2841 RIVERSIDE DRIVE
      OTTAWA, ON  K1V 8X7
      Canada

      Telephone number: 613-521-3400

      Fax number: 613-521-4655  


Description of the organization's activities:
The Canadian Labour Congress exists to: Promote the interests of its affiliates and advance the economic and social welfare of Canadian workers, including those who are unemployed or retired. Affiliate national, international, regional and provincial labour unions. Respond to requests from affiliates and chartered bodies to help them extend the benefits of collective bargaining to workers not yet in unions. Set up and assist provincial and territorial federations of labour and local labour councils. Work for laws that protect workers' rights, such as free collective bargaining and the right to strike, and the security and welfare of all Canadians. Protect and strengthen our democratic institutions and ensure full recognition and enjoyment of the rights and liberties to which we are entitled. Safeguard the democratic nature of the labour movement and respect the autonomy of every affiliate. Help create and participate in coalitions with groups that share our goals and principles. Promote peace and freedom throughout the world and work with labour movements and peace groups in other countries. Provide an efficient and orderly method for settling disputes between affiliates. Actively encourage mergers between compatible affiliates to create stronger, more effective unions and reduce conflict and duplication. Speak for labour on national and international issues, explain union policies and represent the labour movement with national and international agencies. Keep the labour movement independent of political control while encouraging workers to exercise their full rights and duties as citizens and play their rightful part in the political system at every level. Promote labour media and other means of informing and educating union members. Encourage the sale and use of union-made goods and union services through the use of the union label and other symbols.

  • Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
    • The Canadian Labour Congress exists to:Promote the interests of its affiliates and advance the economic and social welfare of Canadian workers, including those who are unemployed or retired.Affiliate national, international, regional and provincial labour unions.Respond to requests from affiliates and chartered bodies to help them extend the benefits of collective bargaining to workers not yet in unions.Set up and assist provincial and territorial federations of labour and local labour councils.Work for laws that protect workers' rights, such as free collective bargaining and the right to strike, and the security and welfare of all Canadians.Protect and strengthen our democratic institutions and ensure full recognition and enjoyment of the rights and liberties to which we are entitled.Safeguard the democratic nature of the labour movement and respect the autonomy of every affiliate.Help create and participate in coalitions with groups that share our goals and principles.Promote peace and freedom throughout the world and work with labour movements and peace groups in other countries.Provide an efficient and orderly method for settling disputes between affiliates.Actively encourage mergers between compatible affiliates to create stronger, more effective unions and reduce conflict and duplication.Speak for labour on national and international issues, explain union policies and represent the labour movement with national and international agencies.Keep the labour movement independent of political control while encouraging workers to exercise their full rights and duties as citizens and play their rightful part in the political system at every level.Promote labour media and other means of informing and educating union members.Encourage the sale and use of union-made goods and union services through the use of the union label and other symbols.
    • THE PURPOSES OF THE CLC IS TO PROMOTE THE INTERESTS OF ITS AFFILIATES AND TO ADVANCE THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL WELFARE OF CANADIAN WORKERS, INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED OR RETIRED; TO AFFILIATE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL UNIONS, REGIONAL AND PROVINCIAL ORGANIZATIONS; TO SECURE LEGISLATION THAT WILL GUARANTEE THE BASIC RIGHTS OF WORKERS, INCLUDING FREE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND THE RIGHT TO STRIKE, AND THE SECURITY AND WELFARE OF ALL CANADIANS; TO PROTECT AND STRENGTHEN OUR DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS, TO ENSURE FULL RECOGNITION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES TO WHICH WE ARE ENTITLED; TO PROMOTE THE CAUSE OF PEACE AND FREEDOM; TO SERVE AS "THE VOICE OF LABOUR" IN SPEAKING ON NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ISSUES; TO PRESERVE THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE LABOUR MOVEMENT FROM POLITICAL CONTROL, WHILE ENCOURAGING WORKERS TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF CITIZENSHIP, AND TO PLAY THEIR RIGHTFUL PART IN THE POLITICAL SYSTEM.
    • THE CLC IS NATIONAL LABOUR BODY WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO: PROMOTE THE INTERESTS OF ITS AFFILIATES AND GENERALLY TO ADVANCE THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL WELFARE OF THE CANADIAN WORKERS INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED OR RETIRED; SECURE LEGISLATION THAT WILL GUARANTEE THE BASIC RIGHTS OF WORKERS, INCLUDING FREE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND THE RIGHT TO STRIKE, AND THE SECURITY AND WELFARE OF ALL CANADIANS; PROTECT AND STRENGTHEN OUR DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS, TO ENSURE FULL RECOGNITION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES TO WHICH WE ARE ENTITLED, AND TO PRESERVE THE CHERISHED TRADITIONS OF OUR DEMOCRACY; HELP CREATE AND PARTICIPATE IN COALITIONS WITH GROUPS WHICH SHARE OUR AIMS AND PRINCIPLES IN PURSUIT OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE; PROMOTE THE CAUSE OF PEACE AND FREEDOM THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND TO WORK TO THAT END WITH LABOUR MOVEMENTS AND PEACE GROUPS IN OTHER COUNTRIES; TO SERVE AS THE "VOICE OF LABOUR" IN SPEAKING ON NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ISSUES.

Organization's membership or classes of membership:
Members of the Congress are: affiliated national, international, regional and provincial unions; directly chartered local unions; and chartered provincial and territorial federations of labour and local labour councils.

  • Organization's memberships or classes of memberships in previous versions:
    • Members of the Congress are:affiliated national, international, regional and provincial unions;directly chartered local unions; andchartered provincial and territorial federations of labour and local labour councils.
    • THE CLC THROUGH ITS TRADE UNION AFFILIATES HAS OVER 3 MILLION MEMBERS.
    • THE CLC THROUGH ITS TRADE UNION AFFILIATES HAS OVER 2.5 MILLION MEMBERS.
    • THE CLC THROUGH ITS TRADE UNION AFFILIATES HAS OVER 2.3 MILLION MEMBERS.

Public offices held: Alex Callahan


Government funding

No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.
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