In 2013 the Service and Food Workers Union (which became part of E tū in 2015) took a pay equity case to the Employment Court on behalf of rest home caregiver Kristine Bartlett. Bartlett is seen here standing in front of a banner held by co-workers. Organisations that supported the case included other unions, the Pay Equity Coalition and CEVEP.
After the case was won, caregiving did not go through the pay equity process of assessment and comparison with jobs done by men. Instead, the government settled the claim through the Support Workers (Pay Equity) Settlements Act 2017. The PSA and E tū made a successful claim for mental health and addiction support workers to be covered by this Act. In 2022, E tū lodged a new pay equity claim for care and support workers.
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