… women and women’s achievements and to continue the push for gender justice. It was started by working women to call … and safety from violence. Today, it is a day to celebrate equality gains and recommit to action and persistence … for a better world, getting elected to bargaining committees and local executives. We continue to fight for …
… Main Image Image International Women’s Day 2022 is an opportunity for working-class women to celebrate and reflect on … achievements and recommitting to the fight for gender equality. Although 2022 finds us still solidly in the … more women to become active in their Locals and bargaining committees. In 2022, women need real progress toward gender …
… October recognized as Women’s History Month in Canada November 1, 2018 Share The month of … In pushing for these measures, activists call for women’s equality, workforce participation and poverty reduction to … Resources include tips on forming a local union women’s committee, as well as insights on bargaining domestic …
… Unifor welcomes proactive pay equity to reduce gender wage gap … forward to working with employers through the pay equity committees that will ensure compensation is fair and not … the establishment of the Department of Women and Gender Equality (WAGE), in place of the current Status of Women may …
… 300 participants from coast to coast to coast gathered for the largest women’s conference Unifor has hosted to date. … in conversations about what factors hinder our fight forequality and negatively impact our mental and physical … Young Workers, Aboriginal and Workers of Colour and Pride committees. “At this conference, we, as women, had a chance …
… Share Main Image Image Below are some of the events Unifor members will be participating in for International … March Organized by Women’s March Ottawa Chapter https://womensmarchglobal.org/events/632/ Peterborough March 8 … Rights March in Moncton Destination: Equity – Because equality entails pay equity International Day for Women’s …
… Image Image March 8 is International Women’s Day and Unifor is not going to let COVID-19 stop us from celebrating our … for a better world, from getting elected to bargaining committees or from fighting for racial justice advocates , … taken its toll, but it has also shone a light on equity and equality unlike we have seen in a long time. We need to keep …
… Unifor members at Gesco ratify new collective agreement December 5, 2019 Share Main Image Image Members of Unifor Local 462, representing warehouse workers at Gesco … National President. “I’m proud of the gains the bargaining committee has made for workers at Gesco.” The new agreement, …
… Unifor’s response to Draft Federal Pay Equity Regulations … operation of the Act and its regulations to members of its Committee, where a Committee is in place. We ask that these … pay gap for those workers and will violate their right to equality pursuant to s. 15 of the Charter . It is shocking …
… When you think of father-son time, the activities don't normally involve going for a stroll in pink high heeled … of gendered violence and social, political and economic inequality. As a man, I'm disgusted by the violence that I … so many members of the Ford, GM and Chrysler bargaining committees took part in the event. It may not have been a …
… Unifor calls for changes to Bill 148 at final public hearing … one of the final testimonies heard by the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs as it wrapped up … for all working people and their rights, fights forequality and social justice in Canada and abroad, and …
… Remembering and calling for action on violence against women December 4, 2014 Share … Image Image By Cody Crick Chair, Unifor BC Young Workers Committee This year has been a year of tragedies for many in … of the generation of people who make the commitment to true equality; to call out violence, sexism and homophobia; to …
… Black History Month: Unifor members speak on activism Week 4 February … 2289, Chief Steward Lorna Bowden has been fighting forequality for more than 16 years with Local 2289 and is a … activism, she was the first to set up a Women’s Committee and a Human Rights Committee for her local. Lorna …
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