Confederation of Canadian Unions

The Confederation of Canadian Unions (CCU) is dedicated to the establishment of a democratic, independent Canadian labour movement free of the influence of American-based international unions. The CCU includes almost 20,000 members in affiliated unions in both the public and private sector. Our members represent a diversity of talents: health care workers, forestry workers, researchers, university staff, communications experts, construction workers and administrative personnel, just to name a few.

The CCU has been a progressive leader in the struggle for workers’ rights and social justice for all Canadians and was the first labour federation in Canada to call for equal pay for work of equal value. The CCU and its affiliates are active in the struggle for a new world based on the ideals of equality, democracy, environmental sustainability and solidarity.