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Arab Heritage Month

April is Arab heritage month. Members with Arab heritage, we salute you and appreciate your contributions! To other members: how well do you know the role of Arab heritage in making up our workforce and our country? Almost one million...

April 1, 2026

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International Women’s Day 2026

Struggles for social justice take time and perseverance. That applies even to a struggle for the rights and dignity of half the world’s people. According to UN-Women, “As we enter the second quarter of the 21st century, no nation has...

March 6, 2026

February: Black History and African Heritage Month

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February: Black History and African Heritage Month

The Government of Canada has chosen as this year’s theme “30 Years of Black History Month: Honouring Black Brilliance Across Generations — From Nation Builders to Tomorrow’s Visionaries.” Celebrating Black Brilliance helps us remember that the story of oppression is...

January 31, 2026

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Remembrance and Action

Each year Canada mourns and remembers the misogyny-driven murders of 14 women at Polytechnique Montreal on December 6, 1989. We remember them by holding vigils and saying their names. They are: Look for a vigil in your community. In addition...

December 6, 2025

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Fund the Canadian Disability Benefit

On this International Day of Persons with Disabilities we spotlight the Fund the Benefit campaign. Persons with Access needs are disproportionately likely to face poverty and food insecurity. The campaign aims to financially support Canadians with disabilities. Years of activism...

December 3, 2025

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End New HIV Cases by 2030

The World Aids Day organization is running a momentous campaign. The goal: to take the final steps in ending new HIV cases. From the 1980s — when AIDS first became well-known — to today, medical progress and social progress has...

December 1, 2025

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We Must Stop Gender-Based Violence

Gender-based violence (GBV) is still far too common. Almost one in three women have faced gender-based violence at least once in their life. Violence against women and girls happens in our workplaces, in our homes, and online. The United Nations’...

November 25, 2025

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Poverty Can be Stopped

It is the International Day for the Eradication of poverty. As a union we’re part of the global fight against poverty in many ways: Worldwide, countries with higher union density tend to have better measurements of economic equality, in statistical...

October 17, 2025

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World Food Day

It’s World Food Day, and access to food is grossly unjust at home and abroad. This can be because of war and occupation, or due to systemic inequities in distribution systems. We can do better, by applying our collective power...

October 16, 2025

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World Day for Decent Work

On the World Day for Decent Work 2025, we join the global labour movement in acknowledging some big gains and some big setbacks for workers. The International Trade Union Confederation’s Global Rights Index reports that worker rights and union rights...

October 7, 2025