Global African Workers Webinar Series

Dear members,

Join us as voices from all over the world offer their perspective and insight on the pressing issues facing workers of African descent - both on the continent and throughout the diaspora.
Leaders from all over the world will address issues like COVID 19, rising authoritarianism, the scourge of white nationalism, and the plight of workers in facing unfettered capitalism.

Speakers:


  • Algernon Austin, PhD - Senior Researcher, LDF Thurgood Marshall Institute

  • Erica Bland Durosinmi - Executive VicePresident, SEIU Healthcare Illinois Indiana Missouri Kansas

  • Mercedes Fulbright - Organizing Director, Texas Working Families Party

  • L. Toni Lewis, MD - Founder Liberation Health Strategies, GAWI Founding Member

  • Marie Clarke Walker - Secretary Treasurer, Canadian Labour Congress, GAWI Founding Member, CBTU Member


Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86568883438

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Let My People Vote

Throughout our history in Canada, African-Canadians have faced barriers to full
political participation at all levels of our electoral processes.

In this context, this “Let my people vote” workshop is being offered to identify and
break down barriers to political participation for the Black community. Collectively we will give voice to our ancestors on February 27th.

Our goal goes beyond representation to substantive policy change to support our
community.

Click here to register

CUPW Solidarity Letter

 

Below is the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists-Canada's (CBTU) open letter of support for the Canadian Union of Postal Workers in their current round of contract negations. CBTU is inviting all members and supporters to add their voices to the letter below by clicking the hyperlink in the first paragraph and following the instructions. Doing so will send your voices to Minister Mackinnon and the various senators representing your province. Thank you.

In solidarity

OPEN LETTER

The Honourable Steve Mackinnon

Minister of Labour

House of Commons

Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6

 

Dear Minister MacKinnon,

I am writing on behalf of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists Canada (CBTU Canada) and in solidarity with our members who work for Canada Post as members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) demand justice, fairness, and respect for the rights of Canadian postal workers. The recent decision to force postal workers back to work through a back-to-work order, particularly during the busy holiday season, is profoundly troubling and requires immediate and urgent reconsideration.

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