On June 24 at the New Westminster Office, more than 100 Unifor members, survivors and community front line service providers participated in an Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Symposium hosted by the B.C. Regional Women's Committee and the Unifor Women's Department.
After decades of advocacy by pay equity groups, including Unifor, workers in New Brunswick secured a major victory on June 12 with the passage of the Pay Transparency Act. The new law aims to advance pay equity by identifying and addressing gender pay gaps across the province.
In the short-term, the legislation expands pay transparency to many public sector workers, with a commitment to expand it to the private and care sectors by 2028.
ST. JOHN’S, N.L.— Unifor is welcoming today’s decision from the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, to declare gender-based violence (GBV) an epidemic, marking another significant step forward in addressing a crisis that impacts workers, families and communities across Canada.
On May 5 and 6, Unifor took to Queen’s Park to urge Ontario MPPs to pass Bill 55 and declare intimate partner violence (IPV) an epidemic.
In Canada, one woman is killed by an intimate or former intimate partner every six days. Declaring IPV an epidemic is an essential first step to put life-saving measures in place.
Unifor brought members, workers, advocates and frontline service providers from the community together in Charlottetown, P.E.I., on April 28, for an urgent day of education, organizing and action on intimate partner violence.
Unifor’s Atlantic Regional Council in partnership with the national union’s Women’s Department, hosted an Intimate Partner Violence Symposium at the Delta Hotel Convention Centre in Charlottetown. The event was the third in a series of regional Atlantic forums aimed at strengthening the movement to end gender-based violence.
April 14, 2026, is Equal Pay Day in Canada. The day marks, on average, how many months into the new year a woman must work to earn what men did by December 31, 2025.
Sisters and siblings, March 8 marks International Women’s Day, a day to celebrate our power, our progress, and our solidarity. To mark International Women’s Day 2026, we are proud to adopt the United Nations theme: Rights. Justice. Action.
International Women’s Day (IWD) takes place on March 8. It is a critical day of action, reflection, and celebration. This year, Unifor is proud to champion the UN theme for IWD 2026: Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls.
