Tag : economic justice

Economic justice depends on bold vision, investment in care 

Canada’s unions are marking 2025 gender equality week by rising with a bold vision for gender justice at the heart of our economy. “Unions know thatthe economic resilience of our country, depends upon the labour of women and gender diverse workers, whether that is in the workplace, at home or in our communities,” said Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian…

#WeAreTheRecovery: Pandemic response must centre women’s economic justice

Canada’s unions are marking International Women’s Day by calling on the federal government to focus on women’s economic justice in their pandemic recovery plans, which must include a national, universal childcare program. “It’s no secret that the gendered impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have hurt women the most, especially those who also face other forms of discrimination and marginalization,” said…