… New study finds declining job opportunities forwomen in Toronto, cycle of part-time, temporary work March … Area are dismal and not getting any better. The study “WorkingWomen, WorkingPoor” tracks 44 women of a range of …
… International Women’s Day March 4, 2021 Share March 8, 2021 International … women and women’s achievements and to continue the push for gender justice. It was started by workingwomen to call attention to poor pay and working …
… Unifor Statement on International Women's Day 2020 March 3, 2020 Share International Women’s … of women and women’s achievements. It was started by workingwomen to call attention to poor pay and working …
… Gender pay-gap, still keeping women down all these years later August 12, 2014 Share The elusive work-life balance is still out of reach for many women who … and it should look like us.” She also took on the issue of poor parental supports particularly around parental leave …
… Unifor urges Nova Scotia to pass domestic violence leave March … protection and paid leave will remove a major barrier forwomen escaping domestic and intimate partner violence.” … work performance was negatively affected. Absenteeism and poor work performance can leave victims vulnerable to …
… Unifor advocacy helps win domestic violence leave for NS workers … campaign by the labour movement, including Unifor and women’s rights groups. In both provinces, the NDP joined in … work performance was negatively affected. Absenteeism and poor work performance can leave victims vulnerable to …
… employment March 27, 2015 Share The rise in precarious work has had a disproportionate impact on racialized workers, women, Aboriginal people, persons with disabilities, and … include low pay, no job security, poor and often unsafe working conditions, intensive labour, excessive hours and …
… Unifor pushes for international gender equity March 16, 2018 … commission meeting in New York this year with Lisa Kelly, Women’s Director, and Roxanne Dubois, Young Worker Liaison. … Joie Warnock, Western Regional Director “Not only are working conditions difficult and dangerous with poor access …
… June 28, 2018 Share Image June 29, 2018 FREDERICTON – Unifor commends the New Brunswick government’s decision to … Paid domestic violence leave removes a major barrier forwomen seeking to escape domestic and intimate partner … work performance was negatively affected. Absenteeism and poor work performance can leave victims vulnerable to …
… Consultations: Joint Community and Labour Statement on 5 Priorities for Improving EI Benefit Adequacy File File Download … here. We are writing on behalf of the Interprovincial E.I. Working Group as well as other community and labour … those with fewer insured hours. It will especially benefit women, racialized workers, new immigrants, young adults, …
… Momentum building to raise work standards and advance equality August 19, 2020 Share … called for improved unemployment benefits and warned about poor quality, precarious jobs for years. “Nobody’s done a … many of these workers are workers of colour, newcomers, women, and young people, all groups that are historically …
… Union coalition representing majority of Chartwell workers calls for ouster of board chair … failures during the pandemic. Staffing challenges and working conditions are often cited as one of the main causes … the company to study a living wage for its employees. Often women and migrant workers, long-term care workers are among …
… Unifor sisters attend the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women March 16, 2023 Share Main Image Image A delegation of … an honour to represent Unifor to bring our perspective as workingwomen from Canada,” said Tracey Ramsey, Unifor …
… Ontario child care 20220120 Child care as a national priority In the 2021 budget, the federal government made a … supporting parents to work, creating better jobs for mostly women childcare workers, and helping to boost early learning … could work and have a healthy work-life balance. Parents working in essential services struggled to find proper care …
… stronger union. “This council united us in a way we have sorely missed,” said Linda MacNeil, Atlantic Regional … far-right rhetoric, misinformation and campaigns to weaken working class protections. “We have to know that ‘normal’ is … patterned after our globally recognized and adopted Women’s Advocate Program. Friends, when we take advantage of …