In fact, there is no inconsistency between policy work and services provided on the ground. Our members are funded by Employment Quebec and the Ministry of Health and Social Services. I believe we have made very specific gains. Through our work, we now have a parental leave system which is more generous and includes paternity leave. We have worked with the Pay Equity Commission to set up a working group on vulnerable, non-unionized women workers. This is an issue that the CIAFT has been working on for years now. All of this so-called policy work or lobbying yields very concrete results.
On February 14th, 2007. See this statement in context.