Public Service Alliance of Canada BC

On March 8, International Women’s Day, the Canadian Labour Congress is launching a women’s economic equality campaign – “Equality! Once and For All!” An exciting year-long campaign, the CLC will use every opportunity to raise awareness about the lack of attention paid by politicians, employers and the media to the growing economic inequality of women, through the use of creative and innovative tactics.

The PSAC is part of this campaign …

• The PSAC asks: Where is the federal plan for women’s equality?.
• Read Robyn Benson’s letter re: March 8th launch of the Women’s Economic Equality Campaign (pdf)
  

By mobilizing union women to talk with their union sisters and brothers, with their families, the public, media, and politicians at all levels of government, this campaign will focus on important solutions; solutions like belonging to a union, creating an accessible, affordable, public child care system, minimum wage reform, pay equity, improving Employment Insurance, CPP, OAS and GIS. We know that these solutions are key to closing the wage gap between working men and women.

After twenty-five years of progress, the gap between the average wages of Canadian men and women have stopped narrowing and is now growing. Women workers of colour, Aboriginal women and women with disabilities face even greater economic disadvantages.

Contact the CLC’s Women’s Economic Equality campaign coordinators at 613-526-7424 or by email at equalityonceandforall@clc-ctc.ca for ways in which you contribute to the success of this campaign, and continue to check the PSAC regional and national websites for updates on the campaign.

International Women’s Day events in BC

Here is a list of IWD events coming up in the Province. Is there an IWD event happening in your community? Email Patrick and we’ll add it to the calendar.

• March 7, 7:30 AM, Vancouver, BC Federation of Labour annual breakfast | details @ calendar
• March 7, 6PM, Vancouver, India Mahila Association IWD Event | details @ calendar
• March 8, 11AM, Victoria & Nanaimo, CLC Teach-in Events | details @ calendar
• March 8, 1:30PM, Vancouver, IWD Book Launch - Burmese Women’s Union Report about migrant women and girl workers | details @ calendar
• March 8, 4PM, Vancouver, Grassroots Women IWD rally, march & dinner | details @ calendar
• March 8, 7PM, Vancouver, IWD dinner & fundraiser in honour of Aboriginal women | details @ calendar