Join Us!

The Workers' History Museum would like to invite you to the opening of our new exhibit, The Struggle for Family Leave.

This exhibit explores the concept of family leave, how it came into being, and how it has evolved into what it is today. We start by examining the attitudes towards women after WWII, and the changes that came about after the Royal Commission on the Status of Women report was tabled in the House of Commons. We also explore the individual struggles of three groups to gain family leave, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, the clerks of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, and the Bell Canada telephone operators, part of the Communication Workers of Canada. We follow by looking at the improvements made in the 1980's-1990's, and what is still being done to improve family leave for workers today.

The opening will take place in the History Lounge, in Paterson Hall at Carleton University on Thursday March 29, 2012, from 5:45pm-10pm.

We invite you to come and experience the exhibit, and tell us what you think about it.

For directions to Carleton University, click on the link and enter your starting address.

For directions to Paterson Hall, please zoom in on the south west corner of the google map.

Hope to see you there!

You can also find out more about our upcoming documentary film A Struggle to Remeber: Fighting for our Families at: http://www.pastperfectpro.com/familyleavehome.html

or view the trailer at:
English. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH9MkmyVDOo&list=UUoGarxPboeDItY7QyUia39w&index=4&feature=plcp

Français: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipQodS6y6EM&list=UUoGarxPboeDItY7QyUia39w&index=3&feature=plcp