Media Advisory/Barb Byers to Speak at Students' Day of Action Rally : CLC Executive Vice-President Available for Media Comment


OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Jan. 31, 2012) - Barb Byers, CLC Executive Vice-President, will speak on Wednesday, February 1 to a National Day of Action rally being organized by the Canadian Federation of Students.

Byers will be available for comment to the media.

Post-secondary students across Canada are rallying to demand lower tuition fees, a lowering of student debt and an increase in funding for public, post secondary education.

WHO: Barb Byers, Executive Vice-President, Canadian Labour Congress
WHAT: National Day of Action organized by Canadian Federation of Students
WHEN: Wednesday, February 1, 2012
12:15 p.m.
WHERE: Parliament Hill, Ottawa

The Canadian Labour Congress, the national voice of the labour movement, represents 3.3 million Canadian workers. The CLC brings together Canada's national and international unions along with the provincial and territorial federations of labour and 130 district labour councils. Website: www.canadianlabour.ca. Follow us on Twitter @CanadianLabour.

Contact Information:

Dennis Gruending
CLC Communications
Cell-text: 613-878-6040
dgruending@clc-ctc.ca

Karina Sihota
CLC Youth Representative
Cell-text: 613-799-3090
www.canadianlabour.ca