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

Peggy Nash and Julie White: The groundbreaking work of women in heavy-manufacturing industries offers helpful guidance for those looking to advance women’s rights today: organizing as women, even when numbers are very few; getting involved in the union and taking every union education course possible; finding allies who can offer support and guidance; using union structures to advance women’s rights; showing solidarity with the broader women’s movement; and standing your ground and never giving up…