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Today Solidarity is Pink.

Posted: Friday, 6 April 2012

April 11, 2012 is the International Day against Bullying, Discrimination, Homophobia and Transphobia in schools and communities. Celebrate diversity and raise awareness to end bullying by downloading your very own D.I.Y Day of Pink Solidarity decal … Read More

Advancing Equity by the Numbers and Reporting on Past Promises - A Survey

Posted: Saturday, 7 May 2011

At the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) 2008 Convention, delegates passed two important equity resolutions: i) for the CLC and its affiliates to undertake a gender and equity audit; and ii) to survey affiliates on their progress implementing the recommendatio… Read More

Recession Watch Bulletin: Issue 5 - Spring 2011

Posted: Thursday, 7 April 2011

This is the fifth in a series of analytical reports from the Social and Economic Policy Department of the Canadian Labour Congress looking at the impacts of the global economic crisis on the jobs, wages, and economic security of working Canadians. 1. Intro… Read More

Retirement Security and the 2011 Federal Election

Posted: Tuesday, 5 April 2011

How do the platforms of the federal political parties stack up on the issue of retirement security? Conservative Party Liberal Party … Read More

Recession Watch Bulletin: Issue 4 ― Winter 2010

Posted: Tuesday, 7 December 2010

This is the fourth in a series of analytical reports from the Social and Economic Policy Department of the Canadian Labour Congress looking at the impacts of the global economic crisis on the jobs, wages, and economic security of working Canadians. 1. In… Read More

Message to politicians: keep the long gun registry

Posted: Thursday, 16 September 2010

The fate of the federal long gun registry is being decided by Members of Parliament. Conservative MPs are supporting Bill C-391, which would scrap the registry and destroy all of its records. The House of Commons committee that reviewed the bill has pr… Read More

Backgrounder - Labour’s unique perspective on Harper’s Maternal and Child Health Initiative

Posted: Monday, 14 June 2010

Earlier this year, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that Canada would “champion a major initiative to improve the health of women and children in the world’s poorest regions.” Two days later, Harper reiterated his intention at the World Economi… Read More

Women write to Jack Layton: Take a stand on Bill C-391

Posted: Thursday, 10 June 2010

On June 8, we sent a letter signed by hundreds of progressive Canadian women to NDP leader Jack Layton, calling on him to save Canada's gun registry and make sure Bill C-391 is defeated. Dear Mr. Layton: We are writing to urge you in the strongest possibl… Read More

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

Posted: Monday, 17 May 2010

Why do we need pay equity laws? The simple answer is that without laws (or unions fighting for higher wages), employers will pay as little as possible for wages. If they can get away with paying women less, they will. Until the 1950s, men and women wo… Read More

Backgrounder on the G8/G20 & Universal Access

Posted: Wednesday, 7 April 2010

Information Backgrounder From March 21-27 2010, trade unions and civil society organizations throughout the world will target Canadian Embassies in their countries. The campaign is launched in an effort to put pressure on Canadian Prime Minister Step… Read More

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