Susan Parcels Case

Video prepared for the Alberta Federation of Labour centennial in 2012 about the case fought to secure benefits for nurse Susan Parcels. Equal rights have always been a major concern for organized Labour. In 1989, Susan Parcels felt she was being discriminated against by her employer in Red Deer because of her pregnancy. She brought forward a legal action supported by the United Nurses of Alberta that demonstrates how the law can be used to improve conditions in the workplace.