UCTE Statement on Pride Month 2023
The relationship between the LGBTQ2S+ rights movement and the Canadian labour movement has been intertwined and mutually supportive, driven by shared goals […]
Today is Equal Pay Day
Equal Pay Day is an annual symbolic event highlighting the gender pay gap by representing how far into the year women must […]
The Pay Equity Act
In this 4th installment of our series in honour of Women’s History Month, let’s talk about pay equity and, more specifically, the Pay […]
Women still earn less than men.
In our third installment in honour of Women’s History Month, we’re addressing the persistent issue of gender pay inequity and the need […]
Women Life Freedom: We stand with Iranian Women
On this International Women’s Day, we are struck that protesters in various Iranian cities and towns are still pushing for women’s rights. […]
Celebrating the women who shaped our past
In collaboration with Denise Reynolds, UCTE Human Rights Officer in honour of Women’s History Month 2023. On March 8, 2023, we will […]
A brief history of Russian-Ukrainian relations and war
It’s been 1 year since the tyrannical President Putin of Russia rolled tanks over the Ukrainian border from Belarus and began his […]
The enduring legacy of slavery in North American prison labour
Slavery was officially abolished throughout the British Empire, including Canada, on 1 August 1834[1], by the coming into effect of the Slavery […]
Constructive Dismissal
Do you know what it means? Has it happened to you? You have rights and responsibilities when it comes to exercising those rights.
Chloe Cooley, a Black Woman Enslaved
On March 14, 1793, after spending her life enslaved, Chloe Cooley, a young black woman was abducted by enslaver Adam Vrooman (who’d […]
Black Union Members Built an Organization to Fight for Change
During the 1980s, workers of colour involved in their unions and the broader Ontario Labour movement, began to meet at the Ontario Federation of Labour conventions. Their efforts gave birth to the “Ontario Coalition of Black Trade Unionists.”
World Human Rights Day 2022: Dignity, Freedom, & Justice for All
In collaboration with Denise Reynolds, UCTE Human Rights Officer. Today we celebrate World Human Rights Day, which commemorates the day the General Assembly […]