Bea Bruske

Bea Bruske
President of the Canadian Labour Congress
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 18, 2021
Preceded byHassan Yussuff
Personal details
Born (1969-01-22) January 22, 1969 (age 55)
NationalityCanadian
Political partyNew Democratic Party
Alma materUniversity of Manitoba

Beatrice Bruske (born January 22, 1969) is a Canadian labour leader and the current president of the Canadian Labour Congress, an organization that advocates on behalf of three million working people across Canada.

Bruske was elected President June 18, 2021, at the Canadian Labour Congress's first virtual convention.[1] The convention was originally scheduled to be held in Vancouver in May 2020 but was delayed due to COVID-19.[2]

Bruske is only the second woman to hold the position; the first was Shirley Carr (1986–1992).

In 2022 Bruske was named to Maclean's "Power List", the magazine's ranking of the country's 50 most powerful people[3] in Canada. Bruske is active in national and the international labour movement and participated in the G7's Labour7 which fights for the rights and interests of working people.[4]

  1. ^ "Canadian Labour Congress elects new president to lead nation's biggest labour group". CBC. June 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "CLC Convention Postponed". Canadian Labour Congress. March 16, 2020.
  3. ^ "The Power List". Macleans. February 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "Labor7 presents recommendations "Want to preserve social cohesion"". G7 Germany. 11 May 2022.