Violence

CUPE National President Paul Moist (left) with Michelle McGuire (centre) and Rashida Collins (right) of the Native Women’s Association of Canada mark the December 6 Day of Remembrance and Action at a special ceremony in Ottawa.

CUPE takes action to end violence against women, marks December 6

Dec 4, 2010 02:23 PM The special date marks the anniversary of the 1989 Ecole Polytechnique shootings, in which fourteen women were singled out for their gender and murdered. One of the women was a CUPE member. “December 6 is an occasion to reaffirm CUPE’s commitment to the broader struggle for women’s equality,” CUPE National President Paul Moist and CUPE Secretary-Treasurer Claude Généreux say in a joint letter to members. more »

Stop sexual violence against women in conflict: Sign the international petition!

Oct 14, 2010 01:12 PM Say NO – UNiTE petition urges governments to adopt the initiative laid out in the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 to make women’s participation in the peacemaking process a priority. more »

CUPE supports UN Inquiry into missing and murdered Aboriginal women 12/16/11
CUPE joins hundreds at rally to save the gun registry 12/07/11
Save the gun registry! Rally on the hill! 11/25/11
Seeking Applicants for CUPE Ombudspersons 05/30/11
Eliminating Violence in the Workplace 04/28/11
CUPE sponsors conference on bullying 11/17/08
CUPE backs show on domestic violence 11/04/08
Violence Against Women Poster Exhibition 11/03/08
MacDonald government needs to follow federal lead on definition of workplace violence 06/17/08
Manitoba mourns Shannon Scromeda 04/24/08

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