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UFCW Canada women continue to make history

Toronto – March 17, 2026 - Across Canada and around the world, women in the labour movement are continuing to lead, organize, and break new ground. From grassroots leadership development to international advocacy and policy victories that improve workplace equity, UFCW Canada members and activists are helping shape a stronger and more inclusive future for working people.

International Women’s Day: Celebrating 115 years of solidarity and progress

International Women’s Day

Toronto – February 27, 2026 – International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated each year on March 8, recognizing the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women around the world.

16 Days of Activism: Rise up against Gender-Based Violence

Toronto – November 25, 2025 – The 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence is a global campaign that shines a spotlight on the devastating issue of gender-based violence (GBV), which impacts millions of women, Two-Spirit, transgender, non-binary, and gender nonconforming individuals worldwide.

UFCW Canada joins sector call to support WAGE funding

Toronto – September 24, 2025 – UFCW Canada is standing in solidarity with community partners to demand the federal government protect and strengthen funding for Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE). With reports of potential cuts, UFCW Canada is joining the call led by Queer Momentum and the Enchanté Network, with support from Dignity Network Canada and Pride at Work Canada, to ensure vital investments in equity are not rolled back.

Equal Pay Day is April 10 2025

Toronto – April 9, 2025 – For 2025, April 10 is Equal Pay Day. It symbolizes how far into the next year the average woman must work in order to have earned what the average man had earned in the previous year.

UFCW Canada joins hundreds of activists at UN Commission on the Status of Women

New York – March 20, 2025 – UFCW Canada activists joined the Canadian Labour Congress delegation, along with hundreds of global trade union women, this week at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.