Vancouver Local 846 Celebrates APRIL: Sikh Heritage Month

Bill 52 2013 – An Act to proclaim the month of April as Sikh Heritage Month

Diversity is the key to the Canadian values, and April is an important month for the Sikh community. The month of April is Sikh Heritage Month, Proclaimed by Parliament on April 30, 2019, this month recognizes and highlights the important contribution that Sikh communities have made and continue to make Canada’s social, economic, political, and cultural heritage. The first of its kind in the world, Sikh Heritage Month is a celebration of arts, culture and heritage. The bill was unanimously passed by the Senate, and received royal assent from the Governor General.

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April 9, 2021

A CALL TO CUPW SOCIAL STEWARDS!

April 7,2021

We are calling on CUPW Social Stewards to
help us to promote the Special Needs and
Moving On Projects with members in your
workplace.

The Special Needs and Moving On are
projects of the CUPW Child Care Fund. The
Special Needs project supports members
with young children (0 – 18 years) who have
special needs. The Moving On Project
supports members who have primary care
responsibility for their adult daughters and
sons with disabilities.

April 1, 2021May 6, 2021

April General Membership Meeting

Thursday April 22 at 7 PM Zoom Video/Phone Conference

You must register in advance for this meeting. Registration Deadline: Wednesday April 21 @ 7PM.

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0ufuqtrj0rG9BcvL8iLHjRlOlCRLshEFQV

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

*Due to the information needed to be sent to participants, and the time required to authenticate registrations, all participants must register by the deadline above. *Admission to the meeting will close fifteen (15) minutes from the start of the meeting.

April 1, 2021

BY-ELECTION Chief Shop Steward-Group 2 MSC

March 29,2021

Following the resignation of Joseph Henderson-McCance, there is a vacancy in the role of Chief Shop Steward, External, MSC.

6.11 CHIEF STEWARDS:

A. Shall be elected officers and voting members of the Executive Committee.

B. Shall be members of the Grievance Committee.

March 31, 2021

IT’S TIME TO PUT AN END TO ANTI-ASIAN RACISM

March 30, 2021

From the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Asian people have been unfairly vilified and scapegoated as responsible for the virus and its spread. This has led to an increase in anti-Asian racism, around the world, including in our country.

A new report from the Chinese Canadian National Council, tallied over 1,000 incidents of anti-Asian racism since the beginning of the pandemic. These incidents range from physical and public assaults, vandalism, and racial slurs and epithets to name a few.

March 24, 2021

Apply Now for the National Negotiating Committees

The National Executive Board has selected Sister Nancy Beauchamp, National Director of the Metro Montreal Region, as Chief Negotiator of the RSMC negotiating committee and Sister Lana Smidt, National Director of the Prairie Region, as Chief Negotiator of the Urban Postal Operations (UPO) negotiating committee.

Importance of what a Labour Council does and why we should be Involved!!!

This is a great video that explains the importance of Unions and how they facilitate change in our communities through Labour Councils

Importance of what a Labour Council does and why we should be involved

In Solidarity,

Chris Zukowsky