By Denise Leduc One year ago the newly elected Prime Minister Trudeau made headlines around the world when he appointed a gender balanced cabinet. Later when asked about this he famously quipped, “Because it’s 2015”. This soundbite garnered international attention and seemed hopeful for women in the workplace. Now in the last part of 2016, Continue readingBecause it’s 2016…
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A history of Saskatchewan Working Women (SWW) and the role of feminism in the trade union movement. The SWW was a grassroots, feminist organization of female wage earners which operated from 1978 to 1990. SWW was formed by an alliance of trade union women and community-based feminists. Members of SWW came from many different political Continue readingWeekend video: It’s Not Over Yet
A front line worker’s reflections on race, gender, and class in a woman’s shelter by Charlotte Gilman Front line workers in women’s shelters perform essential, yet underappreciated labour. Our work begins before women even come to a shelter. We respond to crisis calls, giving immediate support and information each time we pick up the phone. Continue readingWorkers’ rights is a feminist issue!
The Service, Office, and Retail Workers’ Union of Canada This comic tells the inspiring story of SORWUC, a union created out of the women’s movement of the late 1960s. It was first published by the Graphic History Collective, which has authored a series of excellent working-class histories. The illustrations were done by Ethan Heitner, and Continue readingAn Entirely Different Kind of Labour Union