October 22 is the 53rd anniversary of the founding of the Service, Office and Retail Clerks Union of Canada. (SORWUC). This feminist-led, women-oriented democratic organization was founded on October 22, 1972 at a time when options for women were limited and women’s wages were often below social assistance levels, and existing unions “hadn’t done much about it.” Harry Richardson has the story.
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