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 Read more about CBTU YouTube Video Encore[…]
Dear members, The Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) 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 Read more about CBTU Webinar: Black History in Canada[…]
The CBTU 47th International Convention was held in Orlando, Florida from May 23 to 28, 2018. The Canadian delegation grew to a historic 50 participants this year; its largest delegation of all time heralded Canadian Chapter President Yolanda McClean on the convention floor. As has grown customary, the CBTU Canadian Chapter placed several resolutions on Read more about CBTU 47th International Convention[…]
Greetings members, Hope your week has gone well! Firstly, I want to say thank you for your commitment to the work of CBTU. We have been doing really good work and we will continue to organize our political influence. We still have work to do – and as Rosemary Brown says, “We must open the Read more about Thank You and New Chapter Executive Board Introduction[…]
A delegation of 19 members were in attendance at the Region 1 Conference out of an approximate 120 total participants. Marie Clarke-Walker, Isabelle Miller, Holmann Richard, and Chris Wilson were all speakers/panellists bringing the Canadian perspective to the Women’s, Men’s, and Strategy sections of the conference. Yolanda McLean and Megan Whitfield assisted newly-acclaimed first-ever female Read more about Region 1 Conference in New Jersey Well Attended[…]
The 41st CBTU International Convention held in May 2012 was a great success for the Ontario Canada Chapter. For the first time, the Chapter hosted a booth launching items for sale, for raffle, and for free with our new logo with Canadian flare. Included as a free item was the new Educational DVD launched by Read more about Ontario Canada Chapter Launches Educational DVD at CBTU’s 41st International Convention[…]
TWU Local 203 hosted a fund raiser held on behalf of the YWCA at Cardel Place on April 18, 2012 in Calgary, where a viewing of Eye of the Storm took place. CBTU Communications Secretary Isabelle Miller was asked to share a few words on behalf of the chapter by event coordinator Bonnie Devine. The Read more about Local Raises Funds for YWCA and Food Bank[…]