Campaigns & Issues
Dignity for All
Help end poverty in Canada, for good. The federal government must take vigorous and sustained action to combat the structural causes of poverty in Canada.
Put an End to Precarious Work!
The CAW is joining with the international labour community in calling for an end to precarious jobs (involuntary part-time, contract, temporary). Full-time and stable employment shouldn't be considered a luxury.
Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
Canadian and European negotiators are working quickly to get this free trade deal done by 2011. This deal has huge implications for Canada's economic, social and environmental policies and could render Buy-Canadian regulations illegal.
Current Campaigns
CAW 25th Anniversary Song Contest!
The CAW is turning 25 this year and what better way to celebrate our two and a half decades than by a song? Read More 
CAW Women's Art History Project - Looking Back to Move Forward
The CAW Women's Program has undertaken an innovative community arts project that will celebrate CAW women and their history... Read More
G8/G20 Summit -Demand World Leaders Put People First!
From June 25-27, Canada will host the G8 and G20 Summits. These events present a unique opportunity for Canadians from all walks of life to make their voices... Read More
Canada-EU Free Trade: Why CETA is a Bad Deal
The Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is slated to be wrapped up next year. This is a game-changing trade deal that's bad for Canada. Read More
Save the National Gun Registry! Say NO to Bill C-391!
The CAW has joined with hundreds of thousands of Canadians across this country calling on MPs to vote NO when Bill C-391 returns for third and final reading Read More
Retirement Security for Everyone!
Hundreds of thousands of Canadians have lost good, family-supporting jobs as a result. Many have also seen their hard-earned pensions wiped out or put at risk.. Read More
Precarious Work Affects Us All!
The International Metalworkers Federation (IMF) has designed October 3-10 the week of action against precarious work. Find out what's happening in Canada. Read More
Human Rights First! Stop Canada-Colombia Free Trade
Unionized workers in Colombia have born the brunt of a violent government regime, making Colombia the most dangerous place in the world to be a trade unionist. Read More
Air Canada: Fly it Right!
Six years of non-stop restructuring has failed to produce a successful airline. Workers have disproportionately and unfairly borne the brunt of Air Canada's... Read More
Protect Our Pensions!
The global financial crisis has wreaked havoc on our economy. Not only has the recession resulted lost jobs, it threatens the funding of worker pensions... Read More
Save Our Severance
As more and more Ontario workers lose their jobs, far too many are being denied their severance and other monies owed to them. Read More
Fix EI Now!
Hundreds of thousands of Canadian workers have lost their jobs in the last five years. The job loss crisis, which had been largely confined to manufacturing Read More
Governments Can Buy Canadian!
The verdict is in! Canadian governments, at all levels, can legally adopt Buy Canadian policies, according to a new CAW-commissioned legal opinion on trade law. Read More
Make Poverty History for First Nations
The federal government needs to remedy the chronic under-funding and appalling conditions of First Nations communities. The Kelowna Accord is critical... Read More
Paramedics
Paramedics belong to the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) pension plan, which currently does not allow them to retire with a full pension.. Read More
Organizing Campaigns
A.S.P. Workers
A.S.P. employees at Toronto's Lester B. Pearson Airport are gearing up to join the CAW! Read More
Gaming
We are making major breakthroughs needed for gaming sector workers and their families in Canada. That's why over 7000 gaming workers have decided to join CAW Read More
Garda Screeners
The CAW is working closely with Garda Screeners in their fight to bring real union representation, respect and dignity to the workplace. Read More
Honda Workers Unite
The CAW is throwing its full support behind Honda workers and their wishes to unionize. Visit this site for more details on ongoing organizing campaign efforts. Read More
Say Goodbye to CLAC
Workers deserve representation from a strong democratic union - that's why workers have continued to contact us about leaving the CLAC... Read More
Post-Secondary Workers
By joining the CAW today, the rights and working conditions of university employees can be protected and advanced. Read More
Uniting! United Church Clergy & CAW
The CAW has committed its full support to the United Church Ministers in their fight for dignity and representation. Read More
Past Campaigns and Issues
Play Fair -Say No to Olympic Sweatshops!
The Play Fair campaign is a coalition of labour rights groups that seek to push sportswear brands that produce products for the Olympic Games to abolish... Read More
20 Days/20 Ways to Stop Violence Against Women
Every year on December 6th, women and men across the country commemorate the fourteen women who were murdered at École Polytechnique University in Montreal. Read More
Dignity is a Minimum Standard Campaign
CAW Dignity is a Minimum Standard Campaign: Letter to David Caplan Read More
Auto Crisis
The auto industry is a crucial part of the Canadian economy. Every job in a major auto plant supports 7.5 jobs in the national economy. The auto industry... Read More
Say Yes to a Coalition Government
Support is growing across the country for the idea of a coalition government in the form of a partnership between the NDP and the Liberal Party with the... Read More
CAW Pension Campaign
The struggle to defend our pensions must become one of the most important priorities for the CAW - indeed for the whole labour movement. Read More
Equality - Once and For All!
International Women's Day 2008 will mark the start of a year long campaign by the Canadian Labour Congress aimed at improving women's economic equality Read More
Manufacturing Matters!
Canada's manufacturing sector is in crisis. Almost every week another Canadian plant shuts its doors... Our federal government must take action. Read More
No Free Trade With Korea
The federal government has initiated free trade negotiations with South Korea, and those talks are proceeding rapidly. Read More
Save the Federal Gun Registry! Say NO to Bill C-391
The CAW has joined with hundrds of thousands of Canadians aross this country calling on MPs to vote NO when Bill C-391 returns for third and final reading in Parliament in the coming month. Bill C-391 is a Conservative-lead private members bill intended to dismantle Canada's long gun registry - the existing government program that administers the registration of rifles and shotguns.
It's devastating that the Conservative government is trying to dismantle the national gun registry, with the help of members of the NDP and Liberal parties.
