OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 14, 2011) - CLC President Ken Georgetti and Hassan Yussuff, CLC Secretary-Treasurer, will participate in an Afternoon Tea Talk on Retirement Security on December 18 in Victoria, British Columbia. The event, organized jointly by the CLC and the Victoria Labour Council, will coincide with a meeting of Canada's federal, provincial and territorial finance ministers.
The CLC, along with other labour, retiree and citizens' groups, continues to advocate for a phased-in doubling of CPP benefits as the best solution to Canada's retirement income crisis. CLC officers and representatives of other groups will be on hand in Victoria, urging the finance ministers to move ahead on CPP reform.
Georgetti and Yussuff will be available in Victoria for comment to the media.
| WHO: | Ken Georgetti, CLC President |
| Hassan Yussuff, CLC Secretary-Treasurer | |
| Dr. Micheal J. Prince, Lansdowne Professor of Social Policy | |
| University of Victoria | |
| Speakers from other labour and retirees groups | |
| WHAT: | Afternoon Tea Talk on Retirement Security for Everyone |
| WHEN: | Sunday, December 18, 2011 |
| 2:30-3:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time | |
| WHERE: | Fairmont Empress Hotel |
| Saanich Room, Victoria Conference Centre |
The Canadian Labour Congress, the national voice of the labour movement, represents 3.2 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. Details of the CLC pension proposal can be found at canadianlabour.ca/action-center/retirement-security-for-everyone. Follow us on Twitter: @CanadianLabour
Contact Information:
Dennis Gruending
Communications
613-526-7431
Mobile: 613-878-6040
dgruending@clc-ctc.ca
(December 17-19)
Chris Gainor
Cell: 250-361-5553
cgainor@shaw.ca