Pay Equity

What is pay equity?

Equal pay for equal work - same pay for the same job - was one step forward. But, in the reality of the working world, men and women are concentrated in very different kinds of work. Almost 70% of women workers are in clerical, education, health care, sales, service and administration jobs. While these jobs are skilled and often involve heavy responsibilities, they are generally undervalued and low paid.

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Women’s forum: a balancing act

CLC Vice Presidents Barb Byers and Marie Clarke Walker welcomed more than 200 CLC delegates to a women’s forum… Read More

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A Quick Education in Pay Equity - Women's Economic Equality

Why do we need pay equity laws? The simple answer is that without laws (or unions fighting for higher wages), employers will pay as … Read More

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Merci et bonjour. Thanks so much for your invitation to be here. I bring you greetings on behalf of CLC Executive Vice-President Sister Marie Clarke Walker, President Ken Georgetti and Secretary-Treasurer Hassan Yussuff. Sisters and Brother Reb… Read More

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Submissions to Parliament

Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women regarding Bill C-471

On behalf of the 3.2 million members of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC), we want to thank you for the opportunity to present our views on C-471. The CLC brings together Canada’s national and international unions along with the provincial and… Read More

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