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UFCW Women’s Network 15th Biennial Convention powers connections

Costa Mesa, Cal. – May 21, 2024 – Over 300 women and allies from across Canada and the United States recently participated in the UFCW Women’s Network 15^th Biennial Convention, held May 15 to 17.

UFCW women join in call to achieve gender equity at United Nation’s CSW68

group of labour activists gathered at the UN CSW68

New York, N.Y. – March 19, 2024 – UFCW activists convened in New York the week of March 11 for the United Nation’s 68^th Annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68).

International Women’s Day – March 8

International Women's Day 2024

Toronto – February 29, 2024 – International Women’s Day (IWD) is a time to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women and girls everywhere.

End Gender-Based Violence – 16 Days of Activism

End Gender-Based Violence – 16 Days of Activism Toronto – November 22, 2023– Gender-based violence remains a daily threat to women, two spirit, trans, non-binary and gender nonconforming people in Canada.

UFCW Women ‘Rise Together’ at UNI Global Union World Women’s Conference

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – September 1, 2023 – UFCW activists joined hundreds of women trade union leaders from UNI affiliates across the world for the UNI Global Union’s 6^th World Women’s Conference.

Equal Pay Day 2023

Toronto – April 4, 2023 – Equal Pay Day this year is April 4, 2023. Equal Pay Day is a global event to raise awareness of the gender pay gap. It marks how many months into 2023 the average woman must work to catch up to what the average man earned in 2022.