August 16, 2017 Dear CBTU-Canada Members, The CBTU Canada Chapter will be holding its September General Membership Meeting (GMM) on Monday, September 18, 2017. The meeting will be at at 47 Densely ave Toronto (the Canadian Union of Postal Workers union hall) at 6:30 pm. We are looking forward to seeing you there in great numbers![…]
The Coalition of Black Trade Unionist Ontario-Canada (CBTU) stands with the people of Charlottesville Virginia against the recent wave of hate and violence that has visited the city. Unlike the 45th President of the United States CBTU Ontario-Canada will not hesitate to condemn the white supremacy that has fueled the most recent displays of hate[…]
June 7, 2017 Dear Friends, CBTU (Coalition of Black Trade Unionists) Ontario Canada Chapter will be hosting its annual charity golf tournament at the beautiful Richmond Hill Golf Course on August 15th, 2017. This is an initiative we started two years ago in an effort to raise funds for scholarships in the Black Canadian Community.[…]
Dear CBTU-Canada Members, The CBTU Canada Chapter will be holding its General Membership Meeting (GMM) and barbecue on June 6, 2017. The meeting will be at at 47 Densely ave Toronto (the Canadian Union of Postal Workers union hall) at 6:30 pm. We encourage you to bring your families. We are in the process of[…]
The Coalition of Black Trade Unionists Canadian Chapter is a democratic organization made up of Black and other racialized trade unionists. As such, CBTU-Canada supports using the democratic process for approving resolutions, constitutional changes, the electing of leadership, and more. As we approach a period where many conventions and elections are taking place throughout the Labour Movement,[…]
March 25th is observed by the United Nations as the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Between the 15th and 19th centuries, millions of Africans were taken against their will, chained in the belly of thousands of ships, forcibly removed from their homeland and brought to Canada[…]