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By the Numbers: Child Care in Canada

Ottawa – January 11, 2013

3 million – Number of Canadian moms of children aged 12 or younger who work in the paid labour force.

Artist creates a vision of solidarity

Toronto – January 14, 2013 – There is a long history of mural art and the labour movement, and UFCW Canada is helping that history continue.

Manitoba Federation of Labour Women's Committee commemorates December 6

Every year, on December 6, the Manitoba Federation of Labour Women’s Committee organizes a memorial luncheon to honour and remember the women who died in Montreal in 1989. The gathering also pays tribute to the women from Manitoba who have died senselessly, due to violence.

UFCW Canada activists gather in Winnipeg at December 6 memorial

Winnipeg - December 6, 2012 - UFCW Canada members and activists gathered with other community members at the Manitoba Legislature on Thursday to commemorate Canada’s National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.

December 6 – National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada

This December 6, women and men and families will gather at vigils and memorials across the country to commemorate the 14 young women who were murdered by a gunman chanting "I hate feminists" on December 6, 1989 at the École Polytechnique in Montreal.

CEDAW Report Card gives the B.C. government low marks for protecting women's rights

The CEDAW Report Card – administered by The West Coast Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF) – grades the B.C. government on how well it has adhered to the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of all forms for Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).