Canadian Labour Congress Pleads for Bosses to Recognize Unions' Role in Suppressing Worker Unrest
Submitted on August 14, 2012
By Carl Bronski - WSWS
In response to Ontario Conservative party leader Tim Hudak’s proposals to rewrite the province’s labour laws, Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) president Ken Georgetti has penned an op-ed piece extolling the value of unions in increasing corporate profitability, controlling wage demands and policing the workforce...The Canadian Labour Congress’ response to [Hudak]...further illustrates the extent to which the trade unions have become junior partners in the corporate drive to reduce the living standards of the working class.
