Media Advisory: Jack Layton Speaks to CLC Convention

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - May 9, 2011) - Jack Layton, leader of the New Democratic Party and of the official opposition, will speak to the 26th Constitutional Convention of the Canadian Labour Congress in Vancouver on Wednesday, May 11 at 12 noon.

The CLC convention is occurring May 9-13 at the Vancouver Convention Centre, East Building, 999 Canada Place. Layton will speak in Exhibit Halls A, B & C, on the Main Level.

The theme of the CLC's 2011 convention is "Good Jobs. Better Lives. Unions make a difference." For full details of the agenda and speakers please visit our website at: http://www.canadianlabour.ca/convention/2011-convention/home

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.