Toronto – April 7, 2015 – A new report reveals the impact that income and gender inequality have in enforcing poverty, citing that the government can use surplus finances to fight poverty and wage inequality.
Toronto – March 23, 2015 – Walmart is responding to allegations of gender pay inequality by introducing a new Women Owned label to be applied to products from women-owned companies, in a marketing ploy that does nothing to address issues faced by female workers at the retail giant.
Saskatoon, Sask. – March 11, 2015 – UFCW Canada sisters from across the province gathered for an empowering two days of workshops and information sharing at the UFCW Saskatchewan Women’s Conference.
Calgary – March 7, 2015 – UFCW Canada activists from across the country recently gathered in Calgary for the first-ever regional Organizing for Women Activists Workshop.
Toronto – March 2, 2015 – International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated annually across the world every March 8th. The origins of International Women’s Day arose from the struggles that women faced at the turn of the 20th century, including dangerous working conditions, long work hours, meager pay, and no right to vote.
Toronto – February 19, 2015 – UFCW Canada activists joined other community members across the country, to take part in the February 14th Annual Memorial Marches in honour of more than 1,200 missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada.
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