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.
Her family left West Berlin, Germany, in 1981, because her father was offered an engineering job with Teshmont Consultants in Manitoba.
[7] During the 2021 Canadian federal election, the Bruske CLC launched a mobilization campaign that advocated for a post-COVID-19 economic recovery plan centred on workers.
[9] During the campaign, Bruske was active in the media advocating on key labour issues and holding parties to account for their proposals.
[10] Precarious jobs in the gig economy, such as those offered by companies like Uber,[11] became a prominent issue and the CLC pushed for better protections for these workers.