Greetings CBTU Member:
Happy New Year to you and all the best for 2023. We wish you a healthy and prosperous year.
Last year, the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) worked closely and in partnership with organizations including The Ontario Federation of Labour, A Different Booklist, and The Freedom Train to name a few.
The Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) in Canada stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the Black Class Action Secretariat and the more than 1,500 Black Federal public service employees who have joined the proposed class action lawsuit against the Federal government of Canada. The lawsuit spotlights the Canadian government's failure to hire and promote Black workers in the Federal public service and speaks to the discrimination and harassment of tens of thousands of Black workers over decades.
The Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) in Canada acknowledges the apology to the Black community by Toronto Police Chief James Ramer. We further recognize that the information collected in the 2020 Race-Based Data Collection Report sheds light on the policing of Black and Indigenous communities, covering multiple years with various police chiefs at the helm.
The Coalition of Black Trade Unionists Canada (CBTU) is calling upon the community and the labour movement as a whole to pay close attention to two test cases currently before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. The cases follow a recent Supreme Court of Canada decision that could result in Black unionized employees’ losing the right to file human rights complaints in Ontario.
Hello CBTU Family,
Please be advised of the following changes to our upcoming webinar series:
The CBTU is celebrating Black History Month by holding a series of webinars in February and March - commemorating both Black History and the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Please join us on March 11, 2021 from 7pm to 9pm for a thrilling installment in our CBTU Canadian Chapter's webinar series commemorating both Black History and the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, entitled "Racism in the Labour Movement and Building Inclusive Unions". Our guest speakers for the event will be Carol Wall and Deanna Kimball, and the moderator will be our Chapter's own Richard Gaboton.
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.
The Coalition of Black Trade Unionists Canadian Chapter is celebrating Black History Month by holding a series of webinars in February and March - commemorating both Black History and the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Throughout the series we will look at the work being done to move towards racial and social justice and reconciliation.
