Category: Social justice
Pride Season is Here Again!
photo: Members of Local 30318 at Calgary Pride in 2025. Pride is celebration. Pride is resistance. Pride is about love, visibility, human rights and togetherness. Opportunities to support your local 2SLGBTQIA+ communities are just around the corner. Use this helpful...
IDAHOBIT 2026: “At the Heart of Democracy”
This is the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexphobia, and Transphobia. “At the Heart of Democracy” is the theme chosen by the global IDAHOBIT Advisory Committee. It reminds us that equity and justice for all are fundamental to the health...
May Day 2026
The fight for better working conditions never ceases. May Day is International Workers’ Day. It commemorates the Haymarket massacre: unions in the U.S. had set May 1, 1886, as their goal for achieving the eight-hour workday. A general strike was...
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...
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...
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...
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...