Dear members,
Please read on for general CUPE BC announcements and to learn more about upcoming events, learning resources, and community engagement opportunities. If this email was forwarded to you and you wish to be added to our mailing list, please send an email request to info@cupe.bc.ca.
CODEMUH | Solidarity for Injured Gildan Inc Workers & Mass Layoff – Urgent action is underway from CoDev Canada to support partner organization Honduran Women’s Collective (CODEMUH) in holding Canadian corporation Gildan Activewear Inc accountable as they will soon rob 2,700 workers of livelihoods following the closure of their San Miguel factory this month. CODEMUH is calling on Gildan to re-hire the workers at their other Honduran factories, and to compensate the 300 injured workers now left without medical and rehabilitation services, ineligible for disability pensions, and facing barriers to future employment. Sign the petition here going directly to the Gildan CEO, and share the cause on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (please tag CODEMUH and Gildan). The Honduran Women’s Collective statement is online here in Spanish and English.
SEIU Local 2 | Granville Island Brewing Workers Strike | ACTION TOMORROW – Granville Island Brewing workers are on strike with picket lines up throughout the summer: Solidarity Saturdays. Molson Coors, the owners of Granville Island Brewing, rake in billions yearly while withholding wage increases that would enable workers to keep up with inflation. Read more about the strike and join SEIU Local 2 workers on the picket line tomorrow. The attached brochure is available to share on social media.
Date & Time: Saturday, Jul 8, 2023 | 12:00pm – 2:00pm & 4:00pm – 7:00pm. Location: Granville Island Brewing at 1441 Cartwright St, Vancouver
1st Annual Richmond Pride Walk | Jul 29 – Save the date for Richmond’s first Pride Walk, as presented by NDP MLA Kelly Greene in response to Richmond residents’ call for greater local 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion and representation. MLAs Aman Singh and Henry Yao will also be in attendance, alongside CUPE Local 718.
Date & Time: Saturday, Jul 29, 2023 | 11:00am – 12:00pm Location: Imperial Landing at 4011 Bayview St, Richmond, continuing along Steveston boardwalk
RSVP: Click here
RCYBC | 2SLGBTQIA+ Youth’s Right to Thrive: Report – Published last month under the guidance of a circle of community advisors and advocates, the BC Representative for Children and Youth report The Right to Thrive compiles quantitative and qualitative data in a cross-disciplinary call for urgent recognition, respect and nurture of two-spirit, trans, non-binary and other gender diverse children and youth. Read the full 158-page text here.
CUPE Local 4070 | Unpaid Work Won’t Fly Petition – Lend your solidarity to the ongoing petition from Local 4070 to end unpaid work for flight attendants in Canada, following the National Day of Action in April this year. In this sector, workers expend nearly a full work week doing free labour each month, as airlines don’t pay flight attendants for duties like assisting passengers with boarding, pre-flight safety checks, deplaning, and other delays. Send a message to the federal government and big airlines (also scroll to the bottom of page to share how unpaid work is affecting you with CUPE’s Airline Division), and use Local 4070’s infographics to share on your social media.
CCPA Monitor Magazine | Zombie Neoliberalism Edition – The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives publishes progressive news, views and ideas in Monitor magazine online, and the latest edition, “Zombie Neoliberalism”, is available in full for download here. Articles include Dismissing the Low Taxes Myth, Dawn of the Debt, and Ancient Minimum Wage Tropes.
CCDI Consulting | Reasons Why DEI Initiatives Fail: Webinar | Jul 19 – TEDx Talk speaker Matteo Stewart will explore the reasons why, despite excellent intentions, DEI initiatives fail, in CCDI Consulting’s free upcoming webinar. Stewart will delve into DEI initiatives’ failure from a leadership perspective, to deliver actionable steps toward transforming DEI in the workplace.
Date & Time: Jul 19, 2023 | 1:00pm (Eastern) Registration: Click here
BCFED | Young Workers Leadership Retreat | Sep 6-8. – Registrations are now ongoing, to close Jul 25 or sooner depending on the number of applicants, for the Young Workers Leadership Retreat in Maple Ridge. 50 young workers will gather to take Be More Than A Bystander training, participate in team- and trust-building activities, and develop leadership skills to foster more equitable and inclusive workplaces.
Dates: Sep 6-8, 2023 Location: Loon Lake Lodge & Retreat Centre at 14500 Silver Valley Road, Maple Ridge, BC Fees: $500 all-inclusive
Registration: Click here
CAF-FCA | Nominations Call: Board of Directors | Aug 22 – Those interested in serving on the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum Board of Directors can submit their applications by midnight (Eastern time), August 22, for the following positions:
- Jurisdiction (1 position) – 4 yr term
- Employer (2 positions)
- 2-year term
- 4-year term
- Labour (1 position) – 4 yr term
- Educator (1 position) – 4 yr term
To be considered, one must be:
1) nominated by their member organization or another member in the same constituency group – Employer, Labour, Jurisdiction or Education
2) have a current and direct relationship to a member organization that is in good standing at the Champion, Patron or Supporter level
3) maintain CAF-FCA membership throughout the term on the Board.
View more information and apply here.
EHN Canada | Moral Injury vs. PTSD Webinar | Jul 13. – The phenomenon of moral injury – single or repeated transgressions of an individual’s deeply held moral beliefs and expectations – is often diagnosed as PTSD in combat veterans. In next week’s The Difference Between Moral Injury & PTSDwebinar, Edgewood Health Network Canada’s Krystle Martin explores the high statistical incidence of moral injury among Canadian Armed Forces members, and its distinct characteristics in relation to post-traumatic stress disorder. Registration is free.
Date & Time: Jul 13, 2023 | 9:00am – 10:00am (Pacific) Registration: Click here
Courage to Act | Sexual Harassment in Experiential Learning Webinar | Aug 17 – Courage to Act researchers Farrah Khan, Britney De Costa and Andréanne St-Gelais, having conducted the first national study on sexual harassment in internships, practicums, placements and co-ops, will share their findings in a free webinar next month. Sexual Harassment in Experiential Learning: A Price Students Shouldn’t Have to Pay will also create a strategic workbook with protocols to respond to these issues.
Date & Time: Aug 17, 2023 | 10:00am (Pacific) Registration: Click here
CIRA | Indigenous Stock Photo Library – The Canadian Internet Registry Association has compiled an archive of Indigenous stock photos, free to use with the purpose of honouring Indigenous entrepreneurship and addressing the Indigenous representation gap in most online stock images.View the gallery here.
City of Surrey | Family Summer Art Party | Jul 15 – Drop in to make art and connect with family and friends at the Surrey Art Gallery Family Art Party, a free event.
Date & Time: Saturday, Jul 15, 2023 | 11:00am – 3:00pm Location: Bear Creek Park at 13750 88 Ave, Surrey, BC Contact info: Phone 604-501-5566 or e-mail artgallery@surrey.ca
BC Recovery Day | Call for Volunteer Face Painters | Sep 9 – Charlford House Society for Women is preparing for the BC Recovery Day festival in New Westminster on Sep 9, and they need face painting volunteers. If you are artistic and wish to support the cause, contact miranda@charlfordhouse.ca.
CALM 2023 Award Winners – The list of winners for the 2023 Canadian Association of Labour Media Awards is now online. Browse a large showcase of high-quality labour publications and campaigns, with categories including Most Innovative Online Tool, Best Editorial, Excellence in Writing for Print, and more.
Should you have any questions regarding this update, please email info@cupe.bc.ca for additional information.
in solidarity,
CUPE BC Executive Board
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