Women's Program

April 15, 2008

Download the fact sheets in PDF or TXT.

September 26, 2008

Waves of Resistance - October 11 - 13, 2008 (Details)

April 14, 2008

A Campaign for Women's Economic Equality

Equality once and for all!

July 13, 2007

Operation Christmas Child

Halifax Regional Women’s Committee is in its second year of an Operation Christmas Child project.  Operations Christmas Child is a way to show caring to children around the world whether they are refugees of civil war, survivors of a natural disaster, or victims of extreme poverty.  This project begins in September with the gathering of small gifts that will be placed in shoe boxes and sent to boys and girls around the world in mid-November.

To find out more about this project and how you can start it within your committee or local, for details:

June 7, 2007

Maritime Regional Women's Conference - Highlights

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February 2, 2007

The Women are Angry

On September 25, 2006, Stephen Harper's government announced a $5 million dollar cut to the budget of Status of Women in Canada. 

Women in Canada face inequality everyday, the most obvious example of which is the fact that in 2005, Statistics Canada reported that women still earn just 71 cents for every dollar earned by men.  It is a well-know fact that income has a profound impact on the health, social status, employment and education available to individuals.

Women deserve an equal share in the wealth that has been created through paid and unpaid work.

Women are angry and this is the reason why.  Please visit their website at www.thewomenareangry.org  and see how you can play a part in helping in the fight for women's equality

Summary of August 31, 2006 Conference call – RWC’s Atlantic Region

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The Role of Regional Women's Committees

PSAC Regional Women's Committees provide an opportunity for Alliance women to organize in their regions and work together collectively. They give recognition and credibility to women's rights as an important concern of the union. Committees aim to

• inform and educate women on the political, social, economic, and workplace issues that affect them,
• speak for women with a strong, common voice and advocate policies that promote women's rights,
• mobilize women to participate in the union and take action on the issues,
• empower women with the knowledge, skills and confidence they need to exercise effective leadership,
• support women through a network that links them to each other, to the union, and to the community, and
• reach out to women on the margins and work with them to advance equality and make the Alliance an inclusive union.

The Committee

For information about the Women's Committee, visit the committees page.

Forming a Regional Women's Committee

Steps to follow

1. Interested women submit motions to their. Locals, e.g., "Be it resolved that our Local initiate steps to form a Regional Women's Committee in (name of region)"
2. Where the Local belongs to a Component, the Local President writes to the Component President to request the Component seek approval from the Regional Executive Vice-President to form a Regional Women's Committee.

   In the case of "Directly Chartered Locals" the Local President writes to the Regional Executive Vice-President.

3. When at least three Components or Directly Chartered Locals have submitted a request from a given geographic area, the Regional Executive Vice-President approves these requests.
4. Once approval is granted, all Locals in the jurisdiction of the proposed Regional Women's Committee are notified. Also at this time, the Committee may request a start-up grant to cover the expenses of initial organizing activities. A grant of $500 is available for this purpose.
5. A founding meeting of the approved Regional Women's Committee is held. At this meeting, the Committee receives its charter and officially becomes an established Regional Women's Committee. The women members in attendance decide who will be the official representatives from Components and Directly Chartered Locals. They also choose a Chairperson, Treasurer, and Secretary.

Operating a Regional Women's Committee

Annual Budget

Central to a Committee's effective operation is the annual budget. This determines the amount of funds the Committee will require to carry out its activities. The budget should be prepared for a fiscal period January 1 to December 31, and should include meeting expenses, operating expenses including lost wage requirements and project costs. Project costs should be itemized separately and priorities identified if more than one project is planned.

The proposed budget is submitted to the Regional Executive Vice-President for approval. A first budget should be submitted as soon as possible after the Committee is established. For subsequent years, it is recommended that the annual budget be submitted, along with the year-end financial report and bank book balance, by mid-December in order to allow sufficient time for the approval process.

Accounting and Reporting

Each Committee is responsible for submitting quarterly financial statements to the Regional Executive Vice-President.