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Time to Vote Child Care 2015

Toronto – September 10, 2015 – UFCW Canada is calling on activists to add their support to the Vote Child Care 2015 campaign, to make affordable and quality child care a reality for all families.

Sheltersafe.ca for finding safety when escaping violence

Toronto – July 2, 2015 – The Canadian Network of Women’s Shelters and Transition Houses (CNWSTH) has launched a web-based resource – www.sheltersafe.ca – to help women involved in violent situations find access to safe shelters.

Vote Child Care 2015

Toronto – May 7, 2015 – UFCW Canada is calling on activists to add their support to a new campaign – Vote Child Care 2015 – to make affordable and quality child care a reality for all families.

Equal Pay Day - April 14 - 20, 2015

Toronto – April 14, 2015 – Across North America, Equal Pay Day is commemorated on different days between April 14 - 20, to call attention to how far into the next year a woman must work to earn the same amount made by a man the previous year.

New report promotes plan to combat income inequality

Toronto – April 7, 2015 – A new report reveals the impact that income and gender inequality have in enforcing poverty, citing that the government can use surplus finances to fight poverty and wage inequality.

Women Owned label is Walmart's response to gender inequality

Toronto – March 23, 2015 – Walmart is responding to allegations of gender pay inequality by introducing a new Women Owned label to be applied to products from women-owned companies, in a marketing ploy that does nothing to address issues faced by female workers at the retail giant.