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United With the Front Lines

The East Kootenay District Labour Council is comprised of Union Affiliates from across the East Kootenays from Golden to Creston. Our Council is active in all communities supporting fellow workers,and is involved in local, provincial, national and international causes which impact all workers. We are affiliated with the BC Federation of Labour and Canadian Labour Congress.

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Canada’s unions back firm stand on trade, call for stronger worker supports and good union jobs

September 1, 2026
OTTAWA — Canadian Labour Congress President Bea Bruske met with Prime Minister Mark Carney and…
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CLC in Red Deer for Labour Day as trade war puts Alberta jobs at risk and workers’ rights under pressure

September 1, 2026
RED DEER — Canadian Labour Congress Executive Vice-President Siobhán Vipond will join workers, labour leaders,…
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CLC to march in Toronto for Labour Day amid escalating trade war and Labour Code review

September 1, 2026
TORONTO — Canadian Labour Congress President Bea Bruske and Secretary-Treasurer Lily Chang will join thousands…
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CLC to march in Halifax for Labour Day as trade war puts Nova Scotia jobs at risk

September 1, 2026
HALIFAX — Canadian Labour Congress Executive Vice-President Marc-Édouard Joubert will join workers and labour leaders…
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As Trade War Escalates, Support for Workers Must Keep Pace

August 25, 2026
OTTAWA — Canada’s unions welcomed today’s extension of Employment Insurance measures for workers affected by…
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Walking Away from a Bad Deal Was the Right Choice. Now Canada Must Protect Workers

August 22, 2026
WINNIPEG — Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress, issued the following statement after…
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