ALL TOGETHER NOW!
A presentation by Women 4 Change
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CAMPAIGN
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CRISIS
What was the impact on women?
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STIMULUS
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CUTBACKS
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2008 financial crash
Income inequality
INCOME INEQUALITY
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GROWING GAP
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GROWING GAP
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COSTS
• Bad economics
• Social and health costs
• Social division
More Income Inequality
Shrinking Union Density
Attack on Labour Rights
Attack on Public Services(and public employees)
No Tax Fairness No Industrial Strategy
McJobs
THE 1% APPROACH
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LABOUR RIGHTS
Since 1982 governments in Canada have passed206 labour laws …
How many of these laws have eliminated, restricted or denied labour rights?
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INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY
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TAX FAIRNESS
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TAX FAIRNESS
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We do not have a
spending problem
1992
53% share of economy
2008
39% share of economy
PUBLIC SERVICES
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PUBLIC SERVICES
Less Income Inequality
Rising Union Density
Respect for Labour Rights
Quality Public Services
Tax Fairness Modern Industrial Strategy
Good Jobs
COMMON GOOD APPROACH
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TOGETHER WE CAN
If we had tax fairness …
How would you improve women’s quality of life?
What would your community and Canada look like?
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TAKE ACTION
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GET INVOLVED!
alltogethernow.nupge.ca/women-4-change
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GET INVOLVED!
publicservicesfoundation.ca
labourrights.ca
industrialstrategy.ca
robinhoodtax.ca
taxfairness.ca