As the COVID-19 pandemic results in job loss and economic slow-down, let’s not forget the on-going economic hardship faced by Canadian women. In this country, women workers still take home, on average, 32% less each year than what men earn. And that shortfall is even greater for racialized and newcomer women (40%), Indigenous women (45%), and women living with disabilities (over 55%).
April 4 is Equal Pay Day because it took all of 2019 and the first three months of 2020 for the average Canadian woman to earn as much as the average man earned in the twelve months of 2019. This means women work an extra three months for the same amount of money that it takes men only a year to earn.
USW is pressuring governments at all levels to put in place programs that give all workers economic security. To close the gender wage gap, governments should:
Let’s make our society better by removing barriers to full economic equality for women.
In solidarity,
Tomorrow is Election Day in British Columbia and there’s too much at stake for Steelworkers to sit this one out. Across our province, working families are facing real challenges. Forestry communities are fighting to protect jobs and keep mills running. Mining workers need stronger safety protections and training. Canadian jobs are threatened by outsourcing, and […]
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – United Steelworkers union (USW) Local 7619 has issued 72-hour strike notice to Teck’s Highland Valley Copper (HVC) operation near Logan Lake, B.C., following unsuccessful negotiations to reach a fair collective agreement. The notice was served Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 6:30 p.m., with the union preparing for potential strike action if an agreement […]
The jobs of thousands of USW members have been plunged into uncertainty due to U.S. tariffs, outsourcing and offshoring. In 2025, the Steelworkers Humanity Fund (SHF) has supported initiatives that help build union-to-union solidarity, which is critical to ensuring workers have a voice. Over the years, the USW has supported the efforts of the Mexican […]