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PersistenceRESIZE

International Women’s Day

March 8, 2017

On March 8, Unifor marks International Women’s Day with the theme Persistence with solidarity toward equality.  The past year has brought intense attacks on equality, in Canada and worldwide. In response, we have risen to these challenges and have mobilized across communities.  The strength of the Women’s Marches demonstrates our commitment to moving forward with a diverse, intersectional movement.

Over the past year, Unifor has been actively working to close the gender wage gap, increase access to good jobs including in the skilled trades, and end harassment at work. The government has a role to play in advancing women’s equality. We’ve been active on two fronts in particular.  Unifor calls on the federal government to work with the provinces and territories to create a national child care program because affordable, quality, public child care is integral to women’s economic empowerment and financial security. Unifor is also active in the effort to legislate paid domestic violence leave to aid women who are transitioning to new lives, free of abuse.  The union has already bargained paid leave provisions and the Women’s Advocate program into many of our collective agreements. Now it is time to make these supports into law. No woman should have to choose between economic security and her personal safety.

Join Unifor to bring women’s issues to the government. Call on the federal government for concrete action.

Add your name and send a message to the federal government. Sign today to ask your Member of Parliament (MP) to enact a national child care program and paid domestic leave though the Canada Labour Code click here.

As we celebrate at International Women’s Day events across the country let us take the opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to remove all obstacles to gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.

The struggle for equality will take persistence.

PersistenceRESIZE

Journée internationale de la femme

Le 8 mars 2017

Le 8 mars, Unifor souligne la Journée internationale de la femme sous le thème de Persister en solidarité pour atteindre l’égalité.  Des attaques intenses ont eu lieu l’année dernière à l’endroit de l’égalité au Canada et ailleurs dans le monde. En réponse, nous avons affronté ces défis et nous nous sommes mobilisés dans toutes les collectivités.  La force des Marches des femmes démontre notre engagement à faire progresser ce mouvement diversifié et intersectionnel.

Au cours de la dernière année, Unifor a travaillé activement à éliminer l’écart salarial entre les sexes, à augmenter l’accès aux emplois de qualité, y compris dans les métiers spécialisés, et à mettre fin au harcèlement en milieu de travail. Le gouvernement a un rôle à jouer pour faire avancer l’égalité des femmes. Nous avons été actifs sur deux fronts en particulier. Unifor a demandé au gouvernement fédéral de travailler avec les provinces et les territoires pour créer un régime national de services de garde parce que des services de garde abordables, de qualité et publics sont essentiels à l’autonomisation des femmes et à la sécurité financière. Unifor a aussi milité activement pour établir par voie législative un congé payé en cas de violence conjugale afin d’aider les femmes à vivre leur transition vers une nouvelle vie sans abus.  Le syndicat a déjà négocié des dispositions de congés payés et le programme des intervenantes auprès des femmes dans plusieurs de nos conventions collectives. Il est temps maintenant que ces mesures soient promulguées sous forme de loi. Aucune femme ne devrait avoir à choisir entre sa sécurité économique et sa sécurité personnelle.

Joignez-vous à Unifor pour attirer l’attention du gouvernement sur les questions des femmes. Demandez au gouvernement fédéral qu’il prenne des mesures concrètes.

Ajoutez votre nom et envoyez un message au gouvernement fédéral. Signez aujourd’hui pour demander à votre député d’adopter un programme national de services de garde et des congés payés en cas de violence conjugale dans le Code canadien du travail en cliquant ici.

Alors que nous soulignons la Journée internationale de la femme partout au pays, saisissons l’occasion de réaffirmer notre engagement à éliminer tous les obstacles à l’égalité des genres et à l’autonomisation des femmes et des filles.

La lutte pour l’égalité nécessite de la persistance.

PersisterRESIZE


NB Federation of Labour – Unions Celebrate International Women’s Day with recipient of the Order of Canada, Barbara Byers 

For Immediate Release – March 6, 2017

FREDERICTON – The New Brunswick Federation of Labour (NBFL) wishes to thank New Brunswick women for their continuous efforts and contributions to the society and economy of this province.  We recognize the contribution that our female affiliates make to the New Brunswick Labour movement.  Your dedication continues to improve workers’ rights and working conditions and it also makes a difference in the lives of all workers.

This year’s theme for International Women’s Day (IWD) is “Be Bold for Change.”  As part of our commitment to #BeBoldForChange, the NBFL’s Women’s Committee is co-sponsoring an event with IWD, the New Brunswick Nurses Union (NNU), New Brunswick Union (NBU), the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) to Celebrate Women in Leadership.  The event is taking place in Fredericton on International Women’s Day on March 8th and features guest speaker, Barbara Byers, Secretary-Treasurer of the CLC.

Starting out as a social worker in Saskatchewan, Barb’s commitment and energetic work led to her being elected as a CLC Executive Vice-President in 2002 and then as Secretary-Treasurer in 2014.  Last December she was named a Member of the Order of Canada in recognition of her “contributions as an important voice in the Canadian labour movement.”

“We are thrilled to have Barb Byers come to New Brunswick and speak at our sold out event,” said Nancy Arseneau, Vice-President for Women’s Issues in NB.  “She is a strong role model for women and is a well-respected voice for the labour movement in Canada.”

“Around the world, IWD can be an important catalyst and vehicle for driving greater change for women and moving closer to gender parity, ” added Arseneau.  “Each one of us can be a leader within our own spheres of influcence by taking bold pragmatic action to accelearte gender parity.  Through purposeful collaboration, we can hlep women advance and unleash the limitless potential offered to ecomomies the world over.”

The New Brunswick Federation of Labour is the central voice of organized labour in the province.  We represent over 40,000 workers from every sector of the economy and from every community in the province.

For information please contact:

Nancy Arseneau
Vice President for Women’s Issues
(506) 543-6935 (cell)

Patrick Colford
President, NBFL
(506) 381-8969 (cell)