Dear Members,

This Friday, Steve Bannon, a former senior advisor to Donald Trump, is invited to Toronto to participate in the “Munk Debates: The rise of populism.” Steve Bannon was formerly the CEO of Breitbart, an alt-right website that promotes White Sumpracy, Islamophobia and Anti-Semitism. Community groups, labour unions and activists across the GTA have been organizing to stop the debate from going forward.

Bannon is not entitled to a platform to spew this hate in our city. If enough of us take action, then we can stop this event from going forward.

Last month, the New Yorker Magazine cancelled a high profile event featuring Bannon under public pressure. Earlier this week, Scotland’s First Minister withdrew participation of an event that included Steve Bannon calling him a fascist. Over the past month, there have been newspaper articles criticizing Munk Debates organizers for inviting Bannon to Canada. Canadians have sent thousands of emails and have made countless calls to Munk Debates organizers urging for the debate to be cancelled.

The debate is tomorrow, and I am encouraging you to take action and let Munk Debate organizers know that there is no space for hatred in Toronto.  Here are three actions you can take to help keep Toronto free of Steve Bannon’s hate speech.

1. CALL The Munk Debates Organizers to let them know that Steve Bannon is not welcome here in Toronto: https://act.leadnow.ca/munk/
2. Sign the petition demanding the Directors and Advisors of the Munk Debates and the Aurea Foundation cancel Friday nights debate. https://you.leadnow.ca/p/NoBannonTO
3. Attend the rally this Friday, November 2^nd, 5 PM, Steps of Roy Thomson Hall to protest the hateful idea and policies that Steve Bannon promotes. www.facebook.com/events/1401207076681549/

 

In solidarity,

 

Christine Maclin

October 30, 2018

OTTAWA – Unifor welcomes the federal government’s launch of proactive pay equity legislation to close the gender wage gap in federally regulated sectors.

“It’s time that we address the undervaluing of women’s work and put measures in place to ensure compliance, and the proposed Pay Equity Act does just that,” said Jerry Dias, Unifor National President. “This is what our members have been pushing for in consultations across the country.”

Unifor represents more than 77,000 members in federally regulated workplaces across Canada, in sectors ranging from telecommunications and broadcasting to airlines, rail, and transport.

Members have been fighting for pay equity in our communities, at annual Equal Pay Day activities and at bargaining tables across the country.

“We look forward to working with employers through the pay equity committees that will ensure compensation is fair and not discriminatory,” said Dias. “We will be examining the details of the bill to ensure it has all the practical processes necessary.”

While non-discriminatory compensation schemes are the law, this bill puts the onus on the employer to ensure compliance, rather than workers having to complain to have their rights enforced.

“Equal pay for work of equal value, which is at the heart of this proposed legislation, should be the goal of all employers,” said Lisa Kelly, Unifor Director of Women’s department. “While this is an important protection for women in the workforce, to close the gender wage gap we need to address other barriers as well, such as the lack of universal child care and equal access to good jobs. We also need to ensure we are considering the diversity of all genders and including intersectionality in our approach.”

Unifor also applauds the Gender Budgeting Act, which seeks to incorporate a gender and diversity lens when allocating and analyzing budgets. Similarly, the establishment of the Department of Women and Gender Equality (WAGE), in place of the current Status of Women may also further equity goals.

Unifor is Canada’s largest union in the private sector, representing 315,000 workers in every major area of the economy. The union advocates for all working people and their rights, fights for equality and social justice in Canada and abroad, and strives to create progressive change for a better future.

 

https://www.unifor.org/en/whats-new/press-room/unifor-welcomes-proactive-pay-equity-reduce-gender-wage-gap

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