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Help close the Gender Wage Gap today

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Toronto – August 4, 2016 – UFCW Canada's new campaign, Closing the Gap, is calling on provincial governments to commit to closing the gender wage gap as an urgent human rights priority.

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UFCW 500 member puts “Women Organizing Women” training to use

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Montreal – July 18, 2016 – After taking the UFCW Canada course on Women Organizing Women, which was offered to UFCW members across Quebec this past April, UFCW Canada Local 500 member Marianne Desabrais has put her training to use by participating in a successful campaign to unionize workers at the Bulk Barn store on Henri Bourassa in Montreal.

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UFCW Canada calls on government to introduce pay equity legislation

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Toronto – July 4, 2016 – The House of Commons Special Committee on Pay Equity recently tabled its first report after hearing submissions from UFCW Canada and other concerned groups.

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Shelter and support services for victims of domestic violence are severely lacking, study finds

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Toronto – June 1, 2016 – The Canadian Network of Women’s Shelters and Transition Houses (CNWST) recently released their third national survey, entitled Shelter Voices, which captured a “one-day snapshot” of transition houses and shelters in Canada by analyzing the experiences of women and children who used these facilities in order to escape violence.

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Closing the Gap: Women make less than men in retirement too

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Toronto – May 30, 2016 – It is no secret that women make less than men throughout their working careers, but did you know that most women in Canada also make less than men in retirement?

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Women's Network conference builds solidarity among sisters

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Vancouver – May 16, 2016 – More than 300 UFCW members, officers, staff, and community allies from across the continent recently gathered in Vancouver for the 12th Biennial UFCW Women's Network Convention. The theme of this year's convention was Turning Passion into Action.

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