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UFCW Canada celebrates International Women’s Day – March 8

International Women's Day - March 8 Toronto – March 3, 2020 – International Women’s Day is celebrated across the globe each year on March 8 after its first occurrence in 1911. This year’s theme is: An equal world is an enabled world.

Show your heart this February 14

Toronto – February 8, 2020 – On February 14, activists can show their heart and share their solidarity for a better future for First Nations children, and for justice and safety for women and girls.

UFCW 1518 employer trailblazes with paid leave for domestic violence agreement

Surrey, B.C. – January 22, 2020 – The credit union for working people in British Columbia, Community Savings, has voluntarily given 10 paid days of leave for employees experiencing domestic violence.

By the Numbers: Gender wage gap starts right out of college and worsens over time

Ottawa – January 18, 2020 – A new report by the Labour Market Information Council and the Education Policy Research Initiative shows that, for college and university graduates, the gender wage gap begins right after graduation and worsens over time.

UFCW activists honour victims of gender-based violence

Vancouver, Toronto, Edmonton, and Montreal – December 16, 2019 – Across the country, UFCW Canada activists stepped up to raise awareness at various Shoe Memorials and events to commemorate the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.

December 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

Toronto – December 4, 2019 – On December 6, the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, communities across the country gather to commemorate and reflect upon the tragic loss of fourteen women students at Montreal’s Ecole Polytechnique, who were brutally murdered in 1989 simply because they were female.