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https://canadianlabour.ca/canadas-unions-mark-trans-day-of/ Canada’s unions are marking this year’s Transgender Day of Remembrance by calling on the federal government to implement a ban on conversion therapy.

November 25 is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. It is also the start of 16 Days of Activism on Gender-Based Violence. Join us to talk about what a National Action Plan on GBV should look like and how we can make it happen. https://us02web.zoom.us//register/WN_JjC1FSo8RcOqFpHjDIqyFQ Le 25 novembre marque la Journée internationale pour l’élimination de la violence à l’égard des femmes. C’est aussi le début des 16 jours d’activisme pour mettre fin à la violence fondée sur le sexe. Joignez-vous à nous pour parler de ce que devrait comprendre un Plan d’action national sur la VFS et de comment s’y prendre pour y arriver.

SHOW YOUR SOLIDARITY: TROPICANA WORKERS ON STRIKE IN TORONTO They are seeking a cost-of-living wage increase and transparent management practices as a part of their first collective agreement. Voice your support for Tropicana workers and demand that management return to the table, bargain in good faith and withdraw their demand for further wage freezes. ... Attend the (socially distanced) Solidarity Rally: Date: Saturday, November 21st Time: 12-3pm Where: Tropicana Head Office -- 1385 Huntingwood Dr, Scarborough, ON M1S 3J1

Click below to use the UFCW 175/633 online tool to send letters to the Prime Minister and Premier to provide pandemic support. https://ufcw175.com//open-letter-to-the-prime-minister-an/

DRLC is looking for part-time support staff. Have a look!

CUPE Local 5257 members, who are teachers and support staff at Blaisdale Montessori School, are on strike across the Durham region.

We have been sounding the alarm about the crisis in care services for years, said CLC Secretary-Treasurer Marie Clarke Walker. The added pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic has compounded these problems. Our economy is relying more than ever on unpaid labour, and on precarious, low-wage work done by women, a disproportionate number of whom are racialized.

Remembrance Day is an important moment to remember those who sacrificed much for the freedoms we cherish today. It's also an opportunity to recommit to peacemaking & towards ending all conflict.

Our demands are clear. We are asking the government to include a plan that replaces lost jobs with better ones, strengthens public health care and improves our ...social safety net. Use this simple tool to schedule a virtual meeting with your MP. Tell them what needs to happen for a better future. https://canadianplan.ca//this-action-week-meet-with-your-/

"Many of these [long-term care] workers are part-time. They'll just go home. They won't file claims and they'll wait out ... the virus. There is no access to WSIB if you have to go home and self-isolate if you've been, you know, exposed but don't necessarily have a confirmed case," said Candace Rennick, secretary treasurer of CUPE Ontario. Ottawa Public Health data to Oct. 23 shows more than 600 long-term care and retirement home workers have tested positive for COVID-19 sinc...e the pandemic began. Rennick said one reason some of those employees may not be applying for compensation is they don't know they have the right to if they became ill on the job. "The numbers should be going through the roof because we have people that are diagnosed. We have people that are COVID-positive, that are working in all of our facilities, [but] the numbers aren't reflecting that and they should be," said David Chezzi, CUPE's national WSIB specialist. He said employees who believe they've been exposed to the illness in the workplace should fill out a WSIB exposure form, even if they don't test positive for COVID-19 right away. "If they don't claim, they lose the protections of the act, which could be [anything] from loss of earning benefits, it could be health-care benefits, it could be survivor benefits unfortunately if people pass away due to the virus." See more

We need every worker to take this survey to help us learn what works when it comes to stopping harassment and violence in the workplace: http://www.learningtoendabuse.ca/.../national.../index.html

Personnel de Soutien UOttawa - Support Staff UOttawa (PSUO-SSUO OSSTF D35) are on strike. The employer (University of Ottawa) continues to attempt to: lower retirement allowance, strip members of their health benefits, reduce parental leave top ups, reduce the reimbursement for members medication in addition to other concessions. Shame! Please share to show your support for these workers who are on strike.

Join the Ottawa and District Labour Council and Workers Health & Safety Centre for a training session on how to stay healthy and safe if you are working from home, or know someone who is! Everyone is welcome. :)

Canada’s unions are condemning the illegal efforts of non-Indigenous fishers to sabotage the inherent rights of the Mi’kmaq people to hunt, fish and gather off the coast of Nova Scotia, and are calling on the federal government to take immediate action to end the racist violence and uphold their treaty rights.

The Orangeville and District Labour Council is partnering with WHSC to provide you with a FREE Worker Health and Safety Awareness Course! Please refer to the poster for further details and share with your networks. All persons welcome. Follow the link below to get the link to the registration page.

Over 1.5 million women lost their jobs during this crisis, and won't be able to get back to work without access to adequate child care. We are proposing national child care that helps everyone in Canada, no matter where they live. canadianplan.ca

Amazon and Jeff Bezos have made a killing from the pandemic while underpaid warehouse employees have to work in unsafe, unsanitary conditions. On Prime Day, the most lucrative date on the company calendar, workers are organizing to challenge Amazon capitalism.

October is Islamic History Month

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