Today: Unifor stresses job creation

OTTAWA, Nov. 21, 2013 /CNW/ - Unifor Economist Jim Stanford and Assistant to the President Dave Moffat will be speaking today before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, in pre-budget consultations.

Stanford and Moffat will stress the importance in job creation in the upcoming federal budget, and will recommend specific measures the federal government can take to encourage job growth.

• What: Unifor Economist Jim Stanford and Assistant to the President Dave Moffat at pre-budget consultations
• Where: 131 Queen Street, Ottawa, Room 7-52
• When: Today, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013, 12:30pm

A copy of Unifor's submission will be made available shortly.

Founded on Labour Day weekend with the merging of the Canadian Auto Workers and the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers union, Unifor is Canada's largest union in the private sector with more than 300,000 members in every sector of the Canadian economy.

SOURCE: Unifor