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Approximately 16% of the worlds population (1 in 6) experience significant disability. Across the globe, persons with disabilities still face innumerable barriers to social inclusion, such as securing stable employment and access to health care. This day is a time to reflect on the necessary work still to be done in reducing barriers and increasing the accessibility of all aspects…

November 20th is Transgender day of Remembrance. On this day, we honour the memory of transgender, Two-Spirit, and non-binary people who have been killed due to transphobic violence. On November 20th, there will be a candlelight vigil at Cridge Park (720 Belleville St.) from 5:00-5:45 p.m. Afterwards, there will be an informal gathering at TreFantastico from 5:45-6:45 p.m. We encourage you to attend…

A few members from the IDEA committee will be attending the October 7th 5pm screening of UNION at Cinecenta, a documentary about Christian Smalls who was laid off from an Amazon fulfillment centre and set about to create a union. For more info on the movie, please see here: Union – Cinecenta This viewing is being sponsored by our friends…

This September 30th marks the fifth National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This is a day to remember and honour the Indigenous children stolen from their families and communities and sent to residential schools and it is a day to stand in solidarity with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. It’s important that we all reflect on actions we can take…

On June 21, for National Indigenous Peoples Day, we recognize and celebrate the history, heritage, resilience and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis across Canada. Were you aware that CUPE 951 successfully bargained to include language that allows Indigenous employees to take paid leave on National Indigenous People’s Day? If you have any questions, reach out to any Executive…

May 25th-31st is National AccessAbility Week 2025, and the IDEA committee would like to highlight CUPE’s campaign “Not All Disabilities are Visible”, run by the Persons with Disabilities Committee. Learn more about disabilities and how invisible disabilities can create barriers for workers on this CUPE fact sheet: https://cupe.ca/sites/cupe/files/what_is_a_disability_fact_sheet_2.pdf  Did you know CUPE offers a workshop on Disability and Ableism in the…