Women's Program

Urgent action for reproductive rights

Mar 29, 2012 •

The Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada has launched an important campaign against a Motion in the House of Commons that was tabled by a Conservative MP. This Motion calls for the creation of a Parliamentary Commission that would examine when a fetus becomes a “human being”.

Regional Women's Committee Handbook

Mar 17, 2012 •

The PSAC National Board of Directors is pleased to encourage and support active Regional Women’s Committees (RWC) throughout the country. As a focal point for mobilizing women members, the RWCs are essential to a strong union presence in the regions. They embody the spirit of grassroots organizing and membership participation.

“WANTED: Women Role Models!”

Mar 9, 2012 •

REVP Letter: IWD 2012

Feb 13, 2012 •

International Women's Day represents nearly a century of struggle for the equality of women around the world. This year for March 8, sisters in the PSAC are fighting back against the Conservative government’s agenda to cut jobs and eliminate deficit, and moving forward to ensure our rights for the future.

Saskatoon Regional Women's Committee Meeting (Notice February 16)

Feb 6, 2012 •

Honouring their memory - Dec. 6

Dec 7, 2011 •

PSAC members in Saskatoon participate in the December 6 event, honouring 14 women were murdered at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal.

REVP Speech: First Mourn, then Live for Change

Dec 5, 2011 •

Speech by Robyn Benson, Regional Executive Vice-President for the Prairie Region, presented at the AFL Women’s Committee Brunch for National Day of Remembrance and Action Against Violence Against Women on December 4, 2011.

Rose Campaign for violence against women

Dec 1, 2011 •

YWCA Canada’s Rose Campaign to end violence against women and girls takes its name from the rose button created after 14 young women were murdered on December 6, 1989 and commemorates December 6 as Canada’s National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.

REVP Letter: National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women

Nov 25, 2011 •

On December 6, 1989, 14 women were murdered at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal. They died because they were women. More than 20 years later, we still remember and honour them.

Prince Albert Regional Women's Meeting (November 2011)

Nov 15, 2011 •

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