Canadian Labour Congress Lobby Day

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On November 28th, 2023 Union Members will be in Ottawa meeting the MPs to lobby for Universal public pharmacare, sustainable jobs for Canadians, and Anti-scab laws. To help prepare for these meetings or even if you want to meet with your MPP to discuss these topics- the CLC has provided some online training on how to lobby. (links provided below)

If you are attending Lobby Day please let us know how it went and if you take pictures send them in so we can highlight this on the webpage for our members to see.

How to lobby for universal public pharmacare | Canadian Labour Congress

How to lobby for good, sustainable jobs | Canadian Labour Congress

How to lobby for strong anti-scab laws | Canadian Labour Congress

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