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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…
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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…
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Our Work

Canada’s unions join Global Day of Action on Care

October 29, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the vulnerability of Canada’s care system. On October 29, Canada’s unions…
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Canada’s unions launch initiative to shine a light on harassment and violence at work

October 21, 2020
With the pandemic as the backdrop, researchers and unions are launching a national survey that…
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Canada’s unions call for immediate federal action to uphold treaty rights of Mi’kmaq Fishers

October 19, 2020
Canada’s unions are condemning the illegal efforts of non-Indigenous fishers to sabotage the inherent rights…
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