This is a woman's rights issue. Although most men are able to take parental leave by choice, women do not have the option of going on maternity leave. Women in the workforce, who have contributed to society, are still left in the position of jeopordizing their career if they chose to have a family.

Tough economic times are inevitable, and business owners and CEOs are looking out for the bottom line. Restructuring and cut-backs are very common. Employees are also smart enough not to fire a woman because of her leave or because of her pregancy.

What we are asking is to protect a woman's employment rights, by not only reinstating her when she returns from maternity leave, but keeping her employed for long enough so that in the event of lay offs, she is covered by EI.

We are asking for your support to help us remove the required 600 hrs of work to qualify for EI or enforce the employer to keep the employee for 600 hrs before laying them off.