Organizing course inspires women in Western Canada
Edmonton – April 22, 2017 – UFCW Canada sisters from across Western Canada recently gathered in Edmonton to participate in a week-long "Organizing Training for Women Activists" course.
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Pearl Sawyer delivers keynote address during UN Commission on Status of Women event
New York City, NY – March 29, 2017 – Pearl Sawyer, Executive Vice President of UFCW Canada Local 1006A, recently delivered a keynote address at a parallel event to the United Nations (UN) Commission on the Status of Women session in New York City, New York.
UFCW Saskatchewan Women’s Conference 2017
Saskatoon, Sask. – March 15, 2017 – UFCW women activists from across the province gathered March 10 – 11, in Saskatoon, for the 11th Annual UFCW Saskatchewan Women’s Conference.
UFCW Canada supports International Women’s Day
Toronto – February 28, 2017 – This March 8, UFCW Canada activists will stand united with labour and community organizations to celebrate and honour International Women’s Day and renew our pledge to press for full gender equality.
Activists build momentum to close the gender wage gap
Toronto – January 16, 2017 – UFCW Canada activists recently met with allies in the Ontario Equal Pay Coalition to strategize for the year ahead to end the gender wage gap that is so prevalent in non-union workplaces.
UFCW members in Alberta help women’s shelters through province-wide shoe drive
Calgary – December 15, 2016 – For the second year in a row, in honour of the December 6 National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, UFCW Canada members in Alberta stepped up to the plate to help victims of gender-based violence by collecting shoes for local women’s shelters as part of a province-wide shoe drive.
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