This International Women’s Day, Canada’s unions are Rising Up to demand a worker-centred economic strategy that puts women’s economic justice at its core. It’s time for action on the real economic challenges impacting workers and their families from coast to coast to coast. “Gender equality is not a side issue; it is central to Canada’s economic security. A resilient care…
Economic justice depends on bold vision, investment in care
September 23, 2025
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
March 8, 2021
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…