Peggy Nash

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How Canadian women used unions to shape their lives for the better

How Canadian women used unions to shape their lives for the better

It has been 130 years since the 1885 Factories Act in Quebec limited working hours to 60 hours a week for women and children, and started Canada on its path to addressing workplace health and safety issues. Another 60 years later, the Female Employees Fair Remuneration Act of 1952 was passed in Ontario, which mandated equal pay for men and...