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UFCW 12R24 Women’s Committee holds inaugural meeting

Campbellville, Ont. – April 10, 2018 – The UFCW Canada Local 12R24 Women & Gender Equity Committee recently held its inaugural meeting to discuss closing the gender wage gap and how to raise awareness of other inequities facing working women in Ontario.

UFCW Canada supports Equal Pay Day – April 10, 2018

Toronto – April 5, 2018 – On April 10, UFCW Canada activists from across the country will join in observing Equal Pay Day – a day that represents how far into the next year a woman must work to earn the same amount made by a man in the previous year.

“Paid Leave” campaign yields gains across Canada

Toronto – March 31, 2018 – UFCW Canada and our allies in the Canadian labour movement are celebrating a series of legislative victories for survivors of domestic violence in response to a union-led campaign seeking paid leave and other supports for victims of domestic and sexual abuse.

12th Saskatchewan Women's Conference helps #PressForProgress

Saskatoon, Sask. – March 13, 2018 – Dozens of UFCW Canada women activists and allies from across Saskatchewan recently gathered in Saskatoon for the annual Saskatchewan Women's Conference.

International Women’s Day — March 8

Toronto – March 6, 2018 – International Women’s Day is an annual celebration of the achievements of women — and an opportunity to renew our commitment to challenge the systemic oppression that women and girls continue to face across our country and around the world.

Gender-Based Violence is NOT part of the job!

Toronto – November 25, 2023 – UFCW Canada has launched the #NotPartoftheJob campaign to help eliminate gender-based violence and address gender-based harassment and violence involving third parties that is on the rise. Governments, employers and unions must confront this issue together.l.