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Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Coalition For Pay Equity In Province Fundraising To Step Up Campaign





Over 25 leaders gathering for the launch of a fundraising campaign of the New Brunswick Coalition for Pay Equity.Campaign Co-chair Ginette Petitpas Taylor says pay equity is closely linked to women’s financial autonomy and to the valuing of women’s work.

The co-chairs announcing that 40% of the $100,000 goal through donations from CUPE, the New Brunswick Union of Public and Private Employees, and the Sisters of Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur.

The fundraising campaign will be done by direct canvassing.

The campaign will end on December 10, International Human Rights Day, as a reminder that pay equity is a human right.