Anti-Racism and Unions
Abstract
Join us for a discussion of how anti-racism work and unions work together to create a more just workplace and society, hosted by Organize uWaterloo and CUPE. The webinar will start with presentations of related information and personal experiences and then we will switch to a Q&A panel discussion. A primary aim of the discussion is to envision how our (soon-to-be-formed) local union might engage in anti-racism work through bargaining, activism, and solidarity with ongoing efforts.
Click below to view the recorded webinar via
YouTube.
Featuring
- Pamela Arancibia, student activist and rank and file member, CUPE Local 3902 (University of Toronto)
- Kimalee Phillip, CUPE National Human Rights Representative
- Alia Karim, CUPE Researcher and York University student activist
- Hadiya Ma, graduate student, University of Waterloo Faculty of Science Anti-Racism Taskforce
Agenda
- Introduction to town hall (CUPE Staff)
- Union drive introduction (Grad student organizer)
- Intro/primer on CUPE and its anti-racism work (Kimalee Phillip)
- How anti-racism work plays out on campus through their union (Alia Karim)
- UWaterloo Science Anti-Racism Taskforce (Hadiya Ma)
- Anti-racism work within CUPE and the membership (Pamela Arancibia)
- Short discussion
_Important: Harassment and inappropriate questions of any kind will not be tolerated at any OrganizeUW event. OUW reserves the right to remove anyone who is not participating in a good faith, respectful, manner.**
Committee to Organize UWaterloo
supported by CUPE
The Committee to Organize UWaterloo is a grassroots campaign to unionize the academic workers at the University of Waterloo. The campaign is supported by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Canada's largest union.