{"id":32493,"date":"2026-05-05T09:44:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T09:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/32493\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T09:44:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T09:44:10","slug":"canadas-unions-gather-in-winnipeg-to-set-workers-agenda-in-uncertain-times-the-clcs-31st-constitutional-convention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/32493\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada\u2019s unions gather in Winnipeg to set workers\u2019 agenda in uncertain times \u2014 The CLC&#8217;s 31st constitutional convention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WINNIPEG \u2014 As Canada\u2019s unions mark 70 years of collective strength, thousands of delegates, activists and labour leaders will gather in Winnipeg from May 11 to 15 for the CLC 31st Constitutional Convention\u2014the largest convention in the organization\u2019s history. Taking place at a critical time for workers and their families, this Convention will bring together the voices of more than three million workers to set the course for the labour movement amid rising costs, economic uncertainty, and growing pressure on public services.<\/p>\n<p>Held under the theme <a href=\"https:\/\/canadianlabour.ca\/buildcarefight\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cCanada\u2019s Unions: We Build, We Care, We Fight,\u201d<\/a> this year\u2019s Convention will take place over several days, bringing delegates together to debate resolutions on the issues that matter most to workers. They will vote on key policy priorities, help shape the direction of the movement for the years ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Discussions throughout the week will focus on the most pressing challenges facing workers today, including protecting good jobs, tackling the housing and health care crises, addressing affordability, advancing climate action, strengthening the care economy, and defending democracy and workers\u2019 rights.<\/p>\n<p>The Convention will also feature a strong lineup of guest speakers and panelists and international guests.<\/p>\n<p>What:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 CLC 31st Constitutional Convention<br \/>When:            May 11\u201315, 2026<br \/>Where:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 RBC Convention Centre, Winnipeg<\/p>\n<p>*Some key moments will be livestreamed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@canadianlabour\/streams\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A full agenda is available at: <a href=\"https:\/\/canadianlabour.ca\/buildcarefight\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/canadianlabour.ca\/buildcarefight\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">-30-<\/p>\n<p>Media accreditation and inquiries:\u00a0<br \/>CLC Media Relations\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianlabour.ca\/canadas-unions-gather-in-winnipeg-to-set-workers-agenda-in-uncertain-times-the-clcs-31st-constitutional-convention\/mailto:media@clcctc.ca\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">media@clcctc.ca<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WINNIPEG \u2014 As Canada\u2019s unions mark 70 years of collective strength, thousands of delegates, activists and labour leaders&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32494,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[14677,84,14678],"class_list":{"0":"post-32493","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-winnipeg","8":"tag-forward-together","9":"tag-winnipeg","10":"tag-workers-together"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32493"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32493\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}