A Celebration of Struggle in honour of Equal Pay Day 2012 September 15, 2012

Women must work an additional 64 days into the new financial year to earn as much as male workers earn in 12 months. This statistic is based on average weekly earnings for full time workers. The Australian Bureau of Statistics recently announced the average weekly earning trend data to February 2012. The gap between women and men’s earnings is a staggering 17.4%. And that’s the best interpretation! Women are over represented in part-time and insecure jobs, which results in the income gap being much wider in real terms. There are a host of factors to explain this, but the key reason is that women’s paid work is massively undervalued because of women’s unpaid work. Consider this fact: men with children earn almost double what women with children earn over their lifetime.

The good news is that low paid workers — especially women and immigrant workers — are fighting back!

Get inspired with practical stories from the rank and file. Unionists who work as teachers and other sites of struggle will share their stories. Pay Justice Action will not only identify the problems but present solutions.

Saturday 15 September
• 6 pm doors open • 6:30 pm a working class feast catering for meat eaters, vegetarians and vegans will be served for a $12 donation • 7:30 pm rousing stories of struggle from a panel of unionists • 8:30 pm enjoy Kat’s famous chocolate mousse
• 9 pm launch of the new Pay Justice Action ‘what we stand for’ declaration
• kick on into the evening with your kind of company!

Solidarity Salon,
580 Sydney Road, Brunswick

Hosted by Pay Justice Action
as a fundraiser for its ongoing organising