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We're coming up on one year since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and Canada remains the only country in the G7 without a plan to support workers in the airline industry. Show your support for the airline industry and the workers who keep it moving by sending a message to PM Justin Trudeau today. https://cupe.ca/mayday-trudeau

With what is going on in the world right now, it is very important that we take the opportunity to honour the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Canadians in every area of endeavour throughout our history, says Michele Alexander, chair of CUPE BC’s Workers of Colour committee.

Don't miss the early bird deadline to register for our Human Rights in the time of COVID conference! Apply by Friday, February 5, for a $25 discount. The conference will take place online March 1-4, 2021, from noon to 4 p.m. Eastern Time. https://cupe.ca/e/human-rights-time-covid-organizing-change

Are you a Black CUPE member? If so, celebrate Black History Month and show your pride in being Black by adding our new Unapologetically Black frame to your profile picture. www.facebook.com/profilepicframes/?selected_overlay_id=489282405805769

Si les arguments de vente en faveur des partenariats public-privé semblent trop beaux pour être vrais, c'est que c'est le cas! Les faits, eux, ne mentent pas. Les PPP sont plus coûteux et offrent moins d'avantages que les projets publics. Notre guide récemment mis à jour déboulonne les mythes entourant les PPP et identifient les questions qu'il faut se poser à propos de ces aventures risquées que constituent les PPP. Consultez le guide en ligne, téléchargez une copie ou commandez une version papier ici. https://scfp.ca/guide-municipalites-ppp

If the pitch for public-private partnerships sounds too good to be true, that’s because it is. But the facts don’t lie. P3s cost more and deliver less than public projects. Our newly-updated guide cuts through the P3 spin, and asks all the right questions about these risky schemes. Read it online, download a copy or order it in print here. https://cupe.ca/guide-municipalities-p3s

CUPE 4600 member Cihan Erdal has been in a Turkish prison for two months. He’s been held without charge, after being swept up in a mass arrest of academics, journalists and elected officials. You can help bring Cihan home by keeping his case in the public eye and on the Canadian government’s agenda. Click through to send a message to government officials in Canada and Turkey, and share widely.

On November 20, we remember Two-Spirit and transgender people hurt and killed by transphobia and transmisogyny, in and outside the workplace. Learn how you can help advance the rights of trans members and make our workplaces safer.