About the CLC
The Canadian Labour Congress represents the interests of more than three million affiliated workers in every imaginable occupation from coast to coast to coast.
The CLC is the umbrella organization for dozens of affiliated Canadian and international unions, as well as provincial federations of labour and regional labour councils.
We advocate on behalf of all working people in many different ways – from organizing campaigns and rallies to lobbying federal politicians in Parliament to speaking out in the media and to business on key issues to representing Canada’s labour movement internationally to developing partnerships with the community and other supportive groups.
Our goals are simple – what we wish for ourselves we desire for all.
That includes decent wages, healthy and safe workplaces, fair labour laws, equality rights, dignity in retirement, a sustainable environment and respect for basic human rights – here in Canada and around the world.
We believe that unions are a positive force for democratic social change – and that by working together we can improve Canada for everyone.
The Canadian Labour Congress firmly believes that environment and jobs are inextricably linked together – that they are not an either/or choice.
We have seen the results of unhealthy workplaces for far too long – and the disastrous number of workers killed or injured each year from unsafe conditions, cancer and other deadly disease-causing substances like asbestos and devastating pollution of the communities where we live and work.
We also know that producing goods which harm our environment cannot be sustained in the long-term.
That’s why the Canadian Labour Congress and its affiliated unions have been working on environmental issues and promoting the creation of “green” jobs for decades.