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No Place for Hate!

September 19, 2023September 19, 2023Tracy CochraneUncategorized

Everyone deserves to be who they are and feel safe, valued and supported at work, school or their community. Canada’s unions will always fight for a fairer, more equitable future for all – including our children. When workers organize together, we lift everyone. https://wlusa.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/anti-hate-e1695153472293.png https://wlusa.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/026-Attach-2-Egale-Pride-Safety-Toolkit.pdf https://wlusa.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/026-Cross-Country-Response-to-Anti-2SLGBTQI-Protests.pdf https://wlusa.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/026-Attach-3-Canadian-Anti-Hate-Network-Pride-Defence.pdf https://wlusa.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/fr-026-Cross-Country-Response-to-Anti-2SLGBTQI-Protests.pdf

United Way Spirit Awards

March 3, 2023March 3, 2023Tracy CochraneUncategorized

Please join us on April 20th, 2023 at our Annual Spirit Awards in celebration of you, and your community support! Through United Way Waterloo Region Communities annual fundraising and community impact, we helped 135,688 individuals and families last year and contributed 2,104 hours to agency projects right here in Waterloo Region. We gather to celebrate […]

Celebrate Pride!!

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022Tracy CochranePride, Uncategorized

LGBT PRIDE 2022 IN WATERLOO Pride Festival 2022 Parades, Gay Events & Parties In Waterloo https://allevents.in/waterloo/lgbt-pride?ref=cityselect-eventlist

Starling Minds – A New Mental Health
Fitness Program Available to All
OSSTF/FEESO Members

April 20, 2022April 20, 2022Tracy CochraneUncategorized

In December 2021, we were delighted to announce our partnership with Starling Minds, and we are excited to share with you that through OTIP, Starling Minds is now available to members and their families at no cost. Starling Minds offers 24/7 access to a digital mental health platform that can help members proactively build healthier, […]

IT’S TIME TO CUT DOUG FORD OUT OF THE PICTURE

April 19, 2022April 19, 2022Tracy CochraneProvincial Election 2022, Uncategorized

With the election less than two months away, we need your help to spread the word. Step 1: Watch the video. Step 2: Learn more about the ways Ford has failed Ontario here. Step 3: Share the video and campaign with your friends, family, and wider community. We need everyone to see just how paper thin […]

Equal Pay Day is April 12, 2022!

April 4, 2022April 14, 2022Tracy CochraneDid you know?, Provincial Election 2022, Uncategorized

Home Women must not continue to get left behind—End the Gender Pay Gap

I’m moving: what should I do about my home insurance policy?

April 4, 2022April 4, 2022Tracy CochraneOTIP, Uncategorized

Take a look at the moving and home insurance frequently asked questions inside so that you can look forward to making memories in your new home, confident that you have the coverage you need. Read more at www.otip.com/article140.

POST-SECONDARY CAUCUS: GETTING ORGANIZED FOR MAY 1

April 1, 2022April 1, 2022Tracy CochraneProvincial Election 2022, Uncategorized

Join the province-wide post-secondary caucus to get organized for the May 1 Day of Action! The caucus is open to anyone who studies or works at a college, university, or any other post-secondary institution in Ontario. What is the May 1 day of action? On Sunday, May 1, thousands of people in locations all over […]

GIG WORKERS’ BILL OF RIGHTS

February 9, 2022March 22, 2022WLUSAUncategorized

Gig workers played an essential role keeping our neighbours safe and keeping the restaurant industry afloat during the pandemic, yet they are denied basic rights at work available to all other employees. Now the Ford Conservatives are attacking all Ontario workers. Recommendations from the Ontario Workforce Recovery Advisory Committee would create a third class of […]

Why Organize UW?

February 9, 2022March 22, 2022WLUSAUncategorized

The University of Waterloo is one of the last universities in Canada without a union for graduate student teaching assistants, research assistants, contract faculty, technicians, and other academic research and teaching staff positions. The lack of a union has meant diminished ability to affect our working conditions, get fair wages, lower health and safety protocols, […]