CLAC

CLAC Scholarship

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CLAC Female in a Non-Traditional trade Pre-Apprentice Scholarship

CLAC Aboriginal Pre-Apprentice Scholarship

A Union Making a Difference

CLAC is an independent Canadian labour union representing thousands of workers in a wide range of industry sectors-construction, health care, retail, service, transportation, manufacturing, and others. Based on Christian social principles, CLAC's approach to labour relations stresses worker freedom, participation, and dignity. It strives to achieve a balance between individual and collective rights.

CLAC organizes workers to promote their interests and establish justice, primarily through collective bargaining. As a full-service union, CLAC has established funds to provide members with a variety of benefits-health and disability insurance, a national pension plan, group RSPs, apprenticeship subsidies, training grants, layoff assistance, scholarships, and a defense fund. The union serves its members from its head office, near Toronto, and 12 regional offices in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, and Ontario.

Representation with Integrity

- CLAC promotes a cooperative approach to workplace challenges and opportunities.
- Over 150 representative, administrative, and support staff provide professional hands-on service and ensure a low member-to-representative ratio.
- CLAC negotiates excellent wages and benefits as well as non-economic conditions to promote the health, safety, and well-being of its members.
- It seeks to balance workers' needs with the long-term viability of the enterprise.
- CLAC fully supports workers' freedom of association. Workers do not have to join the union as a condition of employment (no closed shop).

Diverse Membership

- CLAC represents over 47,000 workers who are covered by more than 500 collective agreements.
- It is the third largest, all-Canadian private-sector union and 26th largest of more than 1,000 unions registered with Human Resources and Social Development Canada.
- Membership is concentrated in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, and Ontario.
- Members work in many sectors of the economy-construction, health care, education, emergency services, hospitality, manufacturing, retail, and transportation.
- CLAC is a major player in the construction industry of Alberta and British Columbia.
- In Ontario, it is one of the largest unions in long-term health care, with many years of representation experience in the sector.
- Working in cooperation with unions around the globe, CLAC is actively engaged in international trade union development and support, part of its commitment to international justice, freedom, and solidarity.
- CLAC is a founding member of the International Trade Union Confederation, which represents 168 million workers worldwide.

Full Range of Services

- CLAC offers comprehensive health and benefit insurance plans.
- Its national pension plan, established in 1974, is one of Canada's top defined-contribution plans, providing a 9.3 percent average rate of return since its inception.
- CLAC provides industry-specific skills and health and safety training from its regional training centres or, in some cases, on work sites.
- Members have access to expert advice on workers compensation claims and appeals.
- Bereavement fund benefits are available to qualified members in the event of the death of an immediate family member.
- CLAC's Advantage Program provides members with discounts from vendors across Canada.
- Members or their immediate family can apply for one of eight $1,500 education scholarships awarded annually.
- Staff representatives are supported by CLAC's extensive research and education programs.
- CLAC lobbies government and industry on issues of concern to members.
- All members are kept up to date on CLAC's activities through its national magazine, the Guide.
- On-line information and services are available on the union's website, www.clac.ca.