If you have time we hope you’ll be able to attend for highlights on Child Care as part of International Women’s Day. RSVP to www.10aday.ca/iwd
Invite attached. The event is Sunday evening March 7th.
Solidarity Matters: Global Labour & LGBTIQ Movements Working Together for Human Rights
Throughout the world, labour unions have been a powerful force for the advancement of human rights for LGBTIQ people. A panel of stellar speakers will reflect upon the important interconnections between human rights for LGBTIQ people and labour rights globally. Speakers will explore current work being done by their respective organizations around inclusion, equity and human rights related to sexual orientation, gender identity and expression and sex characteristics (SOGIESC).
We will discuss what the future holds for increased solidarity and cooperation across our movements and across the world.
Speakers:
Gertrude Mtsweni, COSATU (South Africa)
Gurchaten Sandhu, International Labour Organization
Kim Frost, RWDSU, UFCW, ILGA-NAC (USA)
Larry Rousseau, Canadian Labour Congress8
Michele Kessler, UFCW, IUF Global Union LGBTQ Group (USA)
Moderator: Ziya Jones, Journalists for Human Rights & XTRA
Presented by: Dignity Network Canada, UFCW Canada, UFCW Outreach and IUF Global Union LGBTQ Group
This event is an invite-only event on Zoom and you must register in advance. Please go to the following link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/reg…/WN_sdHBbTRORo2U9Hu2krMaYg
Facebook event page for the event, with a link to register: https://fb.me/e/1e5Z8wKNb
International Women’s Day – March 8th
International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8 every year around the world. It is a focal point in the movement FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS. The United Nations began celebrating the day in 1977.
The concept of a ‘woman’s day’ caught on in Europe. ON MARCH 19, 1911, the first International Woman’s Day was held, drawing more than 1 million people to rallies worldwide.
Today not one country can claim to have achieved gender equality. Multiple obstacles remain unchanged in law and in culture. There is a significant threat of ROLLBACK OF HARD-WON FEMINIST gains.
IWD 2021 campaign theme: #ChooseToChallenge
A challenged world is an alert world. Individually, we’re all responsible for our own thoughts and actions – all day, every day.
We can all choose to challenge and call out gender bias and inequality. We can all choose to seek out and celebrate women’s achievements. Collectively, we can all help create an inclusive world.
From challenge comes change, so let’s all choose to challenge.
The local has posters available for our members
Please email bway1936@gmail.com if you would like to have the above poster mailed out to you so you can display in your worksites on the union bulletin board. The poster recognizes the important contribution of Black Canadians, the diversity of the Black community, and its importance to its history.
Members of CUPE 1816 (Pacific Blue Cross) Need Our Support!
Workers at Pacific Blue Cross are known for the caring and dedication they bring to the job every day. As underwriters, benefit examiners, disability claim representatives, benefits administrators and call centre employees, they do everything they can to help provide the best benefit coverage possible for those insured under PBC. Now they’re being forced to defend their own benefits.
Please contact PBC’s CEO Jan Grude and tell him you appreciate these workers’ excellent services: 604-761-5364 or jgrude@pac.bluecross.ca.
Together we can put pressure on this employer to give its workers a fair deal.
CUPE 1936: Membership Meeting Invite
Hi there,
You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Feb 17, 2021 06:30 PM Vancouver
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYtcO-tqDsoH9VkXQtHNEJcr6TS8o3y_E9H
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
How has COVID-19 affected your work and well-being?
The Risk and Resilience in the Health and Care Workforce project, based out of Simon Fraser University, is conducting research on how women working in health and social service roles have been particularly affected by the pandemic. For more information about the project see: https://www.sfu.ca/fhs/gendercovid/risk—resilience-.html
In order to learn more specifically from the experiences of women working on the front lines in community social services, we are hosting virtual focus groups on Tuesday 23 February at 7 pm and Thursday 25 February from 7-8pm PST. Focus groups will last approximately an hour and be structured around a few key questions, as well as open discussion. If you identify as a woman and are working in community social services, we want to hear from you!
To register for a focus group, or for more information, please email Dr. Julia Smith at jhs6@sfu.ca, indicating which date you are available.