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Women’s wages shouldn’t come at a discount, but the gender pay gap in Canada hasn’t improved in decades. In fact, for many women, it’s getting worse.

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Domestic violence at work resource centre

Domestic violence (DV) is a pattern of behaviour used by one person to gain power and control over another with whom they have or have had an intimate relationship. It can include physical, emotional, sexual, financial, psychological and/or spiritual abuse, as well as stalking or harassment. It exists in intimate relationships between people of any gender and may be between…

Rise up! For gender justice 

International Women’s Day 2024 We are facing multiple crises all stacked on top of each other: Affordability, Care and Climate. And women are disproportionally impacted. They are the ones who bear most of the caring and household responsibilities and face impossible choices, every month, to make ends meet. Workers, especially women, continue to see their wages falling behind while they…

O’Toole would build a social safety net out of hot air

September 8, 2021

Conservatives release platform costing, but Canadians already have the tally on broken Conservative promises. Canada’s…

Bea Bruske: Put working families at the heart of Canada’s recovery

September 6, 2021

OTTAWA – Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress released the following statement on…

Canada’s unions call for strengthened rights and protections for domestic workers

June 16, 2021

Canada’s unions are marking International Domestic Workers Day by calling on the federal government to increase access…

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Domestic violence at work resource centre

Rise up! For gender justice

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O’Toole would build a social safety net out of hot air

Bea Bruske: Put working families at the heart of Canada’s recovery

Canada’s unions call for strengthened rights and protections for domestic workers

Rise up! For gender justice 